Social_Network_API

This is a Social Network API project built using .NET Core and Entity Framework. The API allows developers to create a social network application by providing endpoints to manage users, subscriptions,static files etc.

Installation 🚀

1. Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/radimbig/Social_Network_API.git
2. Go to the folder cd Social_Network_API
3. Run dotnet restore to install the necessary dependencies
4. Rename appsettingsEXAMPLE.json to appsettings.json
5. It is recommended to replace the key in appsettings.json in JWT:KEY
6. Update the connection string in Program.cs file to your MySQL Server instance
7. Run Update-Database in package manager console to update the database

Usage💡

dotnet run in repository folder to run the API

API endpoints📝

All endpoints described in this postman workspace

Postman usage📡

For comfortable testing of the API, follow these steps in Postman:

1. Import the provided Postman collection and environment.
2. Register an account by using Register endpoint
3. Login and get tokin
4. Update Token variable with your new token and use all endpoint that require authorization
5. Send requests to the API endpoints using the imported collection.

Features 🔍

Login/Register ✔️
Subscriptions ✔️
Static files ✔️
Avatar uploading ✔️
Entity framework ✔️

Used technologies 🖥️

FluentValidation
MediatR
Entity Framework
MySQL Database
Magick.Net
JWT-Authorization