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moonsofts-net/portfolio-backend

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TLDR

A personal portfolio website backend with REST API, JWT authentication, and contact form support, built on Node.js with flexible database and framework options.

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    What it does
      Portfolio content API
      Blog and project storage
      Contact form handling
      Admin authentication
    Tech options
      Node.js
      Express or NestJS
      MongoDB or PostgreSQL
      Prisma or Mongoose
    Features
      REST API
      JWT auth
      Email integration
    Use cases
      Personal portfolio site
      Developer showcase backend
      Template for adaptations
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Use as a starting backend for a personal developer portfolio that lists projects and blog posts

USE CASE 2

Add JWT-protected admin routes so only you can create or update your portfolio content

USE CASE 3

Handle visitor contact form submissions and forward them to your email using the built-in integration

Tech stack

Node.jsExpressNestJSMongoDBPostgreSQLPrismaMongooseJWT

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

No setup instructions in the README, requires choosing a database (MongoDB or PostgreSQL) and ORM (Prisma or Mongoose) before getting started.

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In plain English

This repository contains the server-side code for a personal portfolio website. A portfolio website typically lets someone showcase their work, list projects, write blog posts, and let visitors send contact messages. The backend here handles storing and serving all that content. The description mentions several technology options rather than committing to one stack: Node.js with either Express or NestJS as the server framework, MongoDB or PostgreSQL as the database, and either Prisma or Mongoose as the tool for talking to the database. This suggests the project may be in early stages or is designed as a template that developers can adapt depending on their preferences. The backend is built around a REST API, which is a standard way for a website's front end to request data from a server. It includes JWT authentication, a common approach for verifying that admin users are who they say they are before letting them create or update content. There is also email and contact form integration for handling messages sent by visitors. The README is extremely short and essentially repeats the repository description word for word. There are no setup instructions, configuration details, or examples of how to run the project. Topics on the repository page reference AWS, MongoDB, and Next.js, but none of those are described in the README itself.

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Prompt 1
I cloned portfolio-backend and want to run it with NestJS and PostgreSQL using Prisma. Walk me through the setup steps since the README has no instructions.
Prompt 2
Show me how the JWT authentication is structured in portfolio-backend so I can protect my admin routes for creating and editing portfolio entries.
Prompt 3
I want to extend portfolio-backend to store blog posts in MongoDB using Mongoose. What models and API routes do I need to add?
Prompt 4
How do I wire up the contact form email integration in portfolio-backend so visitor messages get forwarded to my inbox?
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