👨‍💼 EMS - Employee Management System (Backend)

✨ Overview

The EMS Backend is a scalable RESTful API built with the MERN stack to manage employee records, departments, and HR operations efficiently.

It handles authentication, authorization, and data management while ensuring smooth integration with the EMS frontend application.

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🚀 Features

👥 Employee Management (CRUD operations) 🏢 Department Management 🔐 Secure Authentication (JWT) 🛡️ Role-Based Access Control (Admin / Employee / HR) 📊 RESTful API architecture ⚡ Scalable Node.js backend 🗂️ MongoDB data modeling

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• 🟢 Node.js
• 🚂 Express.js
• 🍃 MongoDB
• 🧩 Mongoose
• 🔑 JWT Authentication
• 🔒 bcrypt

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📁 Project Structure

ems-backend/
 ┣ config/
 ┣ controllers/
 ┣ models/
 ┣ routes/
 ┣ middlewares/
 ┣ services/
 ┣ utils/
 ┣ app.js
 ┗ server.js

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⚙️ Installation

1️⃣ Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/SakithNizar/ems-backend.git
cd ems-backend

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2️⃣ Install Dependencies

npm install

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3️⃣ Environment Variables

Create a .env file:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key

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4️⃣ Run Server

npm run dev

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📡 API Endpoints (Sample)

• POST /api/auth/register — Register user
• POST /api/auth/login — Login user
• GET /api/employees — Get all employees
• POST /api/employees — Create employee
• PUT /api/employees/:id — Update employee
• DELETE /api/employees/:id — Delete employee

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🔐 Security

🔒 JWT authentication 🛡️ Protected routes 👤 Role-based access control 🔑 Password hashing with bcrypt

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🚀 Future Enhancements

📊 Admin analytics dashboard 📩 Email notifications 🔔 Real-time updates 📱 Mobile API support ⚡ Performance optimization

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👨‍💻 Author

Sakith Nizar 🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/SakithNizar

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.