Overview

news-server is the Express.js backend for the Wirero platform. It handles all API traffic — from the admin dashboard, from child-site frontends, and from the automated RSS ingestion cron job.

Quick Facts

Runtime

Node.js + Express

Entry point

`server.js` → `app.js`

Database

MongoDB via Mongoose (port 27017)

Default port

4000

Auth types

JWT Bearer (admin/publisher) + API key (child sites)

Module pattern

`index.js` controller, `model.js` schema, `routes.js` router

What It Does

• Handles login and JWT issuance (/api/v1/auth)
• CRUD and publishing logic for articles (/api/v1/article)
• Site, tag, category, section, and geo management
• Publisher account management and RSS feed ingestion (/api/v1/publisher)
• Read-only client endpoints for child-site frontends (/api/v1/client)
• Signed S3 URL generation for image uploads (/api/v1/sign-s3)

Starting the Server

cd news-server
npm install
node server.js

On a successful start you’ll see:

MongoDB connected
Server running on port 4000