A RESTful backend API for managing ledger accounts and transactions using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.
This service enables user authentication, account creation, balance tracking and secure ledger transactions with idempotency support.
✅ User registration, login & logout
✅ JWT-based authentication with protected routes
✅ Create and list user accounts
✅ Get account balance
✅ Create financial transactions between accounts
✅ Idempotent transaction handling
✅ Initial funds injection from system account
✅ MongoDB data persistence with Mongoose
This backend is ideal for powering finance, wallet or ledger applications.
- Node.js – JavaScript runtime
- Express – Web server & routing
- MongoDB – Database
- Mongoose – ODM for MongoDB
- dotenv – Environment variable management
- bcryptjs – Password hashing
- jsonwebtoken – Token authentication
- cookie-parser – Cookie handling
- nodemailer – Email notifications
git clone https://github.com/pranjal270/backend-ledger.git
cd backend-ledger