🛠️ Setting Up the Environment

Requirements

• Node.js (v18 or higher)

• MongoDB (local or Atlas)

• Cloudinary account (for media storage)

• .env configuration file

Installation Steps

# Clone the backend repository
git clone https://github.com/your-org/techtonic-backend.git

# Navigate into the project directory
cd techtonic-backend

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Copy .env example and fill in credentials
cp .env.example .env
# Edit the .env file with your editor
nano .env

# Start the development server
npm run dev