# 🚀 Backend Project

A lightweight backend application built with **[Framework/Runtime: Express / Koa
/ NestJS / Fastify / Feathers / Node.js]**.  
This project provides a REST API with a clean and maintainable structure.

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## 📦 Features

- RESTful API endpoints
- Centralized error handling
- Request validation
- Environment configuration with `.env`
- Docker-ready for development & production

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## 🛠 Tech Stack

- **Language:** JavaScript / TypeScript
- **Framework:** [Express / Koa / NestJS / Fastify / Feathers]
- **Database:** [PostgreSQL / MySQL / MongoDB / SQLite]
- **Auth:** JWT-based authentication (optional)
- **Containerization:** Docker & Docker Compose

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## 🚀 Getting Started

### Installation

```bash
git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-backend-project.git
cd your-backend-project
npm install
```

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## Run Locally

```bash
npm run dev
```

API available at: http://localhost:3000

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## ⚙️ Environment Variables

Create .env file based on .env.example:

```env
PORT=3000
DATABASE_URL=your-database-url
JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key
```

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## 🐳 Docker Setup

```bash
docker-compose up --build
```

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## 📖 API Documentation

- Swagger UI: http://localhost:3000/docs
- Or import the Postman collection from docs/postman_collection.json

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## 🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repo and submit a PR.

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## 📄 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for full details.
[MIT](https://opensource.org/license/mit)