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A blogging platform REST API built with ASP.NET Core. Goes beyond basic CRUD: covers JWT-based authentication, BCrypt password hashing, request validation with FluentValidation, and interactive Swagger docs — on top of EF Core with PostgreSQL and Docker Compose for local development.

Tech

• ASP.NET Core
• C#
• .NET 10
• Entity Framework Core
• PostgreSQL
• JWT
• FluentValidation
• BCrypt
• Swagger
• Docker

Features

• JWT authentication — register and login endpoints issue signed JWT tokens; protected routes require a valid bearer token.
• BCrypt password hashing — passwords are hashed with BCrypt.Net-Next before storage; plaintext is never persisted.
• FluentValidation — request DTOs are validated via FluentValidation rules integrated into the ASP.NET Core pipeline, returning structured error responses.
• Blog posts — full CRUD for posts scoped to authenticated users.
• Swagger / OpenAPI — interactive API reference served via Swashbuckle in development.
• EF Core + migrations — PostgreSQL backend with code-first schema managed through EF Core migrations.
• Docker Compose — single command spins up the API and database locally.

Architecture

• Feature-based structure — code organised by domain: Auth/, Users/, Posts/, with shared utilities in Common/.
• Data access layer — dedicated Data/ module with EF Core context and repository pattern.
• Configuration — environment-specific settings via appsettings.json and appsettings.Development.json.