Organizing Folders, Creating Models & Routes, and Testing APIs with Postman MERN Stack Tutorial

We're taking a huge step forward in this episode of our MERN stack tutorial series! We'll start by organizing our project folder structure for easier management, then dive into building our models and routes to create a clean and efficient backend. Finally, we’ll test our API requests using Postman to ensure everything works smoothly. Whether you're new to MERN or looking to refine your skills, this video will help you build a solid foundation for your project. Don’t forget to subscribe for more MERN stack content, and drop a thumbs up if you find this tutorial helpful! 👍

📌 Topics Covered in This Video:

00:00 - Introduction
01:15 - Organizing folder structure for MERN projects
02:40 - Creating folders and understanding their structure
03:30 - Defining routes and registering
06:45 - Testing API endpoints with Postman
11:21 - Creating models
14:02 - Creating authentication controller
19:20 - Generating JWT secret key
24:30 - Adding express validation
27:37 - Quick debugging tips
28:02 - Authentication login
Key Topics Recap:

Organizing folder structure for MERN projects
Creating models and routes
Setting up and testing API endpoints with Postman
Troubleshooting and debugging API requests
Useful Links:

Generate JWT Secret Key:
Run this command in your terminal to generate a secure key:
node -e "console.log(require('crypto').randomBytes(32).toString('hex'));"

MERN Starter Code: github.com/Muswamba/MERN-Stack-Project

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