Jobbie Backend

The Jobbie Backend powers the Jobbie job-posting platform using a microservice-oriented architecture.
It handles authentication, job posting, notifications, and data persistence for the platform.

This repository contains the backend services responsible for core business logic and API endpoints consumed by the Jobbie Frontend.

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📌 1. Overview

The backend provides:

• Authentication and authorization
• CRUD operations for job postings
• Notification dispatching
• Clean service separation
• Database-backed persistence
• REST API endpoints for frontend consumption

Designed for scalability, portability, and cloud deployment (Docker/Kubernetes).

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🏗️ 2. Architecture

The Jobbie Backend consists of several microservices (adjust based on your final implementation):

• 🔐 Auth Service (Python/Django or Node.js)
• 💼 Job Posting Service (C# ASP.NET Core)
• 🔔 Notification Service (C# or Go)
• 📋 Listing Service (Go or C#)
• 🗄️ Database Layer (PostgreSQL recommended)

Communication between services is REST (frontend) and internal REST/gRPC depending on configuration.

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⚙️ 3. Tech Stack

Service Type	Technology
Auth Service	Python (Django REST) or Node.js
Job Service	C# ASP.NET Core
Notification	C# or Go
API Gateway / Proxy	Nginx / Kubernetes Ingress
Databases	PostgreSQL / MongoDB
Containerization	Docker
Orchestration	Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, or Minikube)

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📁 4. Project Structure

This is a general example layout; update according to your exact repo:

Jobbie_Backend/
├── auth-service/          # Authentication microservice
├── job-service/           # Job posting & job details service
├── notification-service/  # User notification service
├── listing-service/       # Listing/searching logic
├── docker/                # Docker and Docker Compose files
├── k8s/                   # Kubernetes manifests (if applicable)
├── scripts/               # Deployment/utility scripts
└── README.md

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🚀 5. Getting Started

✔️ Prerequisites

• Docker installed
• .NET SDK (if using C# services)
• Python 3.x (if using Django services)
• Go (if using Go-based services)
• PostgreSQL running locally or in a container

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📥 6. Clone & Install

git clone https://github.com/ritsth/Jobbie_Backend.git
cd Jobbie_Backend

Install each microservice’s dependencies by navigating into its folder:

Example for C# service:

cd job-service
dotnet restore

Example for Django service:

cd auth-service
pip install -r requirements.txt

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🔐 7. Environment Variables

Each service should have its own .env file.

Example .env (Auth Service)

DB_URL=postgresql://username:password@localhost:5432/jobbiedb
JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key

Example .env (Job Service)

CONNECTION_STRING=Server=localhost;Port=5432;Database=jobdb;User Id=postgres;Password=password;

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▶️ 8. Running Services

Option 1: Run Locally

Run each microservice individually:

C# ASP.NET Service

cd job-service
dotnet run

Python Service

cd auth-service
python manage.py runserver

Option 2: Run with Docker Compose

If you have a docker-compose.yml:

docker compose up --build

Option 3: Run with Kubernetes (recommended for microservices)

kubectl apply -f k8s/

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🌐 9. API Endpoints

Auth Service

POST /auth/login
POST /auth/register
GET  /auth/me

Job Service

GET    /jobs
GET    /jobs/{id}
POST   /jobs
PUT    /jobs/{id}
DELETE /jobs/{id}

Notification Service

POST /notify

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🧪 10. Testing

Run tests in each microservice folder.

For C# services:

dotnet test

For Python services:

python manage.py test

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🐳 11. Docker Support

Example Dockerfile (C# Service)

FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS build
WORKDIR /app
COPY . .
RUN dotnet publish -c Release -o out

FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0
WORKDIR /app
COPY --from=build /app/out .
ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "JobService.dll"]

Build & Run

docker build -t jobbie-job-service .
docker run -p 8001:80 jobbie-job-service

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🤝 12. Contributing

git checkout -b feature/my-feature

Open a pull request once changes are committed.

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