📸 ImageHub_Entertainment

ImageHub is a secure, flexible image management platform where users can upload, categorize, and share images with advanced privacy and personalization features. Designed to foster a visual content community, it also recommends public images based on user interests.

Live Link: https://image-hub-swart.vercel.app

🚀 Project Goals

Secure image storage and categorization

Advanced privacy controls and sharing features

Personalized public image recommendations

Scalable backend using MongoDB & JWT authentication

🧩 Core Features 🔐 User Authentication

JWT-based secure registration & login

Role-based access where applicable

📤 Image Upload API

Upload images with metadata: title, description, categories

Mark images as public or private

🗂️ Categorization System

Organize images into user-defined categories

Filter images by category in public gallery

🛡️ Privacy Control API

Toggle image visibility: Public / Private

Generate secure, expiring share links for private images

👤 User Profile API

Manage profile info and interests (e.g. art, travel, nature)

Used for personalized content recommendations

🌐 Public Gallery API

Browse public images filtered by categories & user interests

Like, favorite, and bookmark images

Folder Structure

imagehub-backend/ ├── middleware/ # Authentication middleware │ └── auth.js # JWT auth logic │ ├── models/ # Mongoose models │ ├── Image.js # Image schema │ └── User.js # User schema │ ├── routes/ # Express route handlers │ ├── auth.js # User login/register routes │ └── images.js # Image upload, fetch, and share routes │ ├── utils/ # Utility functions and integrations │ └── cloudinary.js # Cloudinary image upload config │ ├── .env # Environment variables ├── server.js # Main Express server file ├── package.json # Project metadata & dependencies ├── package-lock.json # Dependency lock file └── readme.md # Project documentation

⚙️ Tech Stack

• React
• Vite (build tool)
• Tailwind CSS -MaterialUI
• React Router (for page navigation)
• Node JS
• MulterJS
• JWT
• Bcrypt
• Cloudinary

To Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/niyalimukherjee/ImageHub-backend.git

For frontend visit the repository:

https://github.com/niyalimukherjee/ImageHub