AI Image Generator - Backend A backend service that enables AI-powered image generation, user authentication, and image storage. Built using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB.

📌 Features

✅ AI Image Generation – Generate images based on user prompts
✅ User Authentication – Secure login and authentication using JWT TOKEN
✅ Image Storage – Save and retrieve images from AWS bucket Storage
✅ REST API – Well-documented API endpoints for frontend integration

🛠 Tech Stack

Backend: Node.js, Express.js
Database: Mongo.DB & Mongoose
Authentication: JWT token stored in cookies
Storage: AWS storage S3
AI API: Replicate API

🚀 Installation & Setup: Development

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Null-logic-0/ai-image-gen-backend-1.1.0-.git
cd ai-image-gen-backend-1.1.0-

2️⃣ Install Dependencies

npm install

3️⃣ Developent: Setup Environment Variables This project uses environment variables to connect to services like MongoDB, AWS, and Replicate. These should be stored in a .env file for local development. Create a .env file in the root directory and add:

DATABASE=your_mongo_URI
DATABASE_PASSWORD=your_password

JWT_SECRET=secret
JWT_EXPIRES_IN=30d
JWT_COOKIE_EXPIRES_IN=30


AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your_AWS_access_key_id
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your_AWS_secret_access_key_id
AWS_REGION=your_AWS_secret_access_key_id
AWS_BUCKET_NAME=your_AWS_bucket_name

REPLICATE_API_TOKEN=your_replicate-ai-token

4️⃣ Run the Server

npm run dev

🔒 .env files should never be committed to Git. Make sure .gitignore includes .env

🚀 Installation & Setup: Production

In production, environment variables should be set using your hosting provider’s dashboard. You don’t need or use a .env file on the live server. Use the provider’s UI to add each key (e.g., AWS_BUCKET_NAME, DATABASE, etc.). These will be securely injected into the environment at runtime.

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Null-logic-0/ai-image-gen-backend-1.1.0-.git
cd ai-image-gen-backend-1.1.0-

2️⃣ Install Dependencies

npm install

3️⃣ Run the Server

npm start

Whatch video ----->

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5digNPWANw

Front-End -------->

https://github.com/Null-logic-0/AI-image-generator-version-1.1.0-Front-end