ssap_api/README.md

SSAP Backend

Node.js/Express backend for SSAP application with PostgreSQL database.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• PostgreSQL database
• npm or yarn

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Create a .env file based on .env.example:

cp .env.example .env

3. Update the .env file with your database credentials:

PORT=8080
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://username:password@localhost:5432/database_name

Running the Application

Development mode (with auto-reload):

npm run dev

Production mode:

npm start

The server will start on the port specified in your .env file (default: 8080).

Project Structure

backend/
├── src/           # Source code
├── .env           # Environment variables (not committed)
├── .env.example   # Environment variables template
├── package.json   # Project dependencies
└── README.md      # This file

Technologies

• Express.js - Web framework
• PostgreSQL - Database
• dotenv - Environment variable management
• CORS - Cross-origin resource sharing
• express-rate-limit - API rate limiting