Wripple Backend (Node.js) 🚀

A social media backend focused on security and scalable cloud architecture. Built with Node.js and AWS to support media-heavy workloads, fast feed delivery, and real-time interaction. 🔐☁️

Project Hook ✨

Wripple is a modern social media platform engineered for scale and safety, pairing secure API design with AWS-backed storage to handle growth without sacrificing performance.

Tech Stack 🧰

• Node.js, Express
• MongoDB (models for users and posts)
• AWS S3 for media storage
• AWS SES for transactional email
• Multer for uploads
• Sharp for image compression (WebP)
• Socket.IO (planned) for real-time chat

Security and Scalability Focus 🛡️

• Environment-driven secrets and configuration
• Auth middleware for protected routes
• Signed URLs for safe, time-limited media access
• Image optimization to reduce bandwidth and storage cost
• AWS-first design for elastic scaling

Current Development Progress ✅

• API server entry point in index.js
• Config modules for environment, AWS S3, AWS SES, and multer
• Middleware for auth
• Models for users and posts
• Routes for users and posts
• Utility response helpers
• S3 image upload with compression and signed URL fetch

Next Implementations 🧭

• Delete post media from S3 when a post is removed
• Cursor-based pagination for feed and list endpoints
• Like and unlike endpoints for posts
• CRUD for comments
• Real-time chat via Socket.IO

Quick Start ⚡

1. Copy .env.example to .env and fill values.
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the server:

   npm start

Project Structure 🗂️

config/        Environment and third-party service configs
middlewares/   Auth and request middleware
models/        Data models
routes/        HTTP routes
utils/         Reusable helpers

Notes 📝

• Image uploads are compressed to WebP before S3 upload.
• Signed URLs are used to access S3 objects.