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Problem
I needed a production-shaped backend project—auth, roles, bookings, and media—not another CRUD tutorial.
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Approach
Built a tour platform with JWT auth, role-based access, reviews, image processing, and an admin surface on Node, Express, and MongoDB.
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Outcome
A full MVC-style app that taught me how secure REST APIs and real user flows hang together.
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Key decisions
- Role-based access early so admin and user paths stay separate
- Image processing in the upload path instead of ignoring media complexity
Highlights
- User auth & role-based authorization
- Tour booking & reviews
- Image upload & processing
- Admin dashboard
- Secure REST API
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