Node.js Backend Project

Introduction

This project is a backend application developed for Unihack 2024 using Node.js. It uses the following technologies:

• ExpressJS: Web framework for Node.js to build APIs.
• Firebase Authentication: User authentication via email.
• Firebase Storage: Store uploaded images and videos.
• Gemini API: Use Gemini to generate travel itineraries for specific locations or provinces.
• QR Code: Create and manage QR codes.
• PayPal: Payment gateway for buying tickets.
• Crawl data: Crawl tourist attractions from travel pages using Puppeteer
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for data storage.

Introduction

Setup

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/your-repository.git
   cd your-repository
   

2. Install Dependencies

   npm install

3. Configure Environment Variables

   With Firebase admin: Download the service account key from Firebase and save it as key.json in the root directory of the project.

   Create a .env.development file and configure the necessary environment variables:

   # Environment
   NODE_ENV=Development
   
   # Server Configuration
   PORT=5001
   
   # MongoDB
   MONGO_URI=your-mongodb-uri
   
   # Secret Key 
   SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key
   
   # Firebase Configuration
   FIREBASE_API_KEY=your-firebase-api-key
   FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN=your-firebase-auth-domain
   FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=your-firebase-project-id
   FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET=your-firebase-storage-bucket
   FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID=your-firebase-messaging-sender-id
   FIREBASE_APP_ID=your-firebase-app-id
   FIREBASE_MEASUREMENT_ID=your-firebase-measurement-id
   
   # Redis Configuration
   REDIS_CLOUD_URL=your-redis-cloud-url
   
   # Gemini API
   API_KEY_GEMINI=your-api-key-gemini
   GEMINI_API_KEY=your-gemini-api-key
   
   # PayPal Configuration
   PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID=your-paypal-client-id
   PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET=your-paypal-client-secret
   
   # SMTP Configuration
   SMTP_USER=your-smtp-user
   SMTP_PASSWORD=your-smtp-password
   
   # Storage Bucket
   STORAGE_BUCKET=your-storage-bucket
   

4. Start the Application bash npm start