MDME (Mark Down Made Easy) Backend - A simple JSON-based REST API server that provides data persistence for the MDME markdown editor application.

This backend serves as the data layer for MDME, a clean and intuitive markdown editor with real-time preview functionality. Built with Node.js and json-server, it provides RESTful API endpoints for storing, retrieving, and managing markdown documents.

• RESTful API - Full CRUD operations for markdown documents
• JSON Database - Lightweight file-based storage using db.json
• CORS Support - Cross-origin resource sharing enabled
• Auto-generated Endpoints - Powered by json-server
• Document Management - Store markdown content with metadata (title, date, ID)

• Node.js - Runtime environment
• json-server - RESTful API generator
• CORS - Cross-origin request handling

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/sayeedmunees/mdme-backend.git
   cd mdme-backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the server:

   npx json-server db.json

The server will start on port 3000 (or the PORT environment variable if set).

Base URL: http://localhost:3000

{
  "id": "unique-id",
  "title": "Document Title",
  "date": "YYYY-MM-DD",
  "mdData": "# Markdown content here"
}

mdme-backend/
├── node_modules/       # Dependencies
├── db.json             # JSON database file
├── index.js            # Main server file
├── package.json        # Project configuration
└── package-lock.json   # Dependency lock file

GET http://localhost:3000/markdown

POST http://localhost:3000/markdown
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "My New Document",
  "date": "2025-10-08",
  "mdData": "# Hello World\nThis is my markdown content."
}

PUT http://localhost:3000/markdown/5487
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "Updated Document",
  "date": "2025-10-08",
  "mdData": "# Updated Content\nThis document has been updated."
}

To run in development mode:

npx json-server db.json

The server includes CORS middleware to allow cross-origin requests from your frontend application.

The application uses a simple JSON file (db.json) as its database. This file contains all markdown documents and is automatically updated when documents are created, modified, or deleted through the API.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Sayeed Munees

• GitHub: @sayeedmunees

Note: This backend is designed to work with the MDME frontend application. Make sure to configure your frontend to point to the correct backend URL.