TaskVault – Backend API

TaskVault is a backend REST API built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. This project was created to learn backend development fundamentals.

Features

• Create tasks
• Read all tasks
• Update a task
• Delete a task
• MongoDB Atlas integration
• Environment variable configuration

Tech Stack

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB Atlas
• Mongoose

API Endpoints

Create Task

POST /tasks
Body: { "title": "Learn backend", "status": "incomplete" }

Get All Tasks

GET /tasks

Update Task

PUT /tasks/:id

Delete Task

DELETE /tasks/:id

How to Run Locally

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies
   npm install
3. Create a .env file using .env.example
4. Start the server
   node index.js

Server runs on http://localhost:5000

Author

Angela Bera