Backend Project Ideas (with

Requirements, Controllers, and Models)

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - JWT Auth
 - dotenv
 - bcrypt
 - nodemailer (optional)
 - mongoose-auto-increment

 🧠 Controllers:

 - authController
 - clientController
 - invoiceController

 🧱 Models:

 Client:

 • name
 • email
 • company

 Invoice:

 • clientId
 • items [{desc, qty, price}]
 • totalAmount
 • status (paid/unpaid)
 • invoiceNumber
 • createdAt

Multi-Vendor Ecommerce
 📦 Requirements:

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
  - JWT Auth
 - Multer
 - Cloudinary
 - Roles (admin/vendor/buyer)

 🧠 Controllers:

 - authController
 - productController
 - adminController
 - orderController

 🧱 Models:

 User:

 • name
 • email
 • password
 • role
 • approved

 Product:

 • name
 • price
 • category
 • image
 • vendorId

 Order:

 • userId
 • productId[]
 • totalAmount
 • status

File Sharing System

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - Multer
 - uuid
 - Node-cron (optional)
 🧠 Controllers:

 - fileController
 - downloadController
 - cleanupController (optional)

 🧱 Models:

 File:

 • filename
 • path
 • size
 • downloadUrl
 • expiresAt
 • uploadedAt

Portfolio Project Manager

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - JWT Auth

 🧠 Controllers:

 - authController
 - projectController
 - publicController

 🧱 Models:

 Project:

 • title
 • description
 • techStack
 • projectUrl
 • createdAt

Voting / Poll System

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
  - JWT Auth

 🧠 Controllers:

 - pollController
 - authController

 🧱 Models:

 Poll:

 • question
 • options [{option, votes}]
 • createdBy
 • votedUsers [userId]

Appointment Booking System

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - JWT Auth
 - moment.js

 🧠 Controllers:

 - slotController
 - bookingController

 🧱 Models:

 Slot:

 • date
 • time
 • isBooked
 • bookedBy

 Booking:

 • userId
 • slotId
 • status (booked/cancelled)

Online Course Backend

 🧠 Controllers:

 - courseController
 - enrollmentController

 🧱 Models:

 Course:

 • title
 • description
 • videoURL[]
 • createdBy

 Enrollment:

 • userId
 • courseId
 • progress (percentage)

Analytics Logger
 📦 Requirements:

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - User-Agent parser

 🧠 Controllers:

 - analyticsController

 🧱 Models:

 Analytics:

 • page
 • ipAddress
 • userAgent
 • time

MCQ Quiz System

 🧠 Controllers:

 - quizController
 - attemptController

 🧱 Models:

 Quiz:

 • question
 • options [a, b, c, d]
 • correctAnswer

 Attempt:

 • userId
 • quizId
 • answers[]
 • score

Expense Tracker
 📦 Requirements:

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - JWT Auth

 🧠 Controllers:

 - authController
 - expenseController

 🧱 Models:

 Expense:

 • userId
 • amount
 • category
 • date
 • note
Collaborative Notes App
 📦 Requirements:

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - JWT Auth

 🧠 Controllers:

 - authController
 - noteController
 - shareController

 🧱 Models:

 Note:

 • title
 • content
 • ownerId
 • sharedWith [userId]
 • permissions (read/edit)

Support Ticket System

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - JWT Auth

 🧠 Controllers:

 - ticketController
 - adminController

 🧱 Models:

 Ticket:

 • userId
 • subject
 • description
 • status (open/in progress/resolved)
 • createdAt
Feedback Form System
 📦 Requirements:

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose

 🧠 Controllers:

 - feedbackController

 🧱 Models:

 Feedback:

 • formId
 • responses [questionId, answer]
 • submittedAt

Habit Tracker
 📦 Requirements:

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - JWT Auth

 🧠 Controllers:

 - habitController

 🧱 Models:

 Habit:

 • userId
 • title
 • repeat (daily/weekly)
 • logs [date]

Room Booking System

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - JWT Auth

 🧠 Controllers:
  - roomController
 - bookingController

 🧱 Models:

 Room:

 • hotelName
 • type
 • price
 • location
 • bookedDates [date]

 Booking:

 • userId
 • roomId
 • fromDate
 • toDate

QR Code Generator API

 - Express.js
 - qrcode
 - Mongoose (optional)

 🧠 Controllers:

 - qrController

 🧱 Models:

 QRCode:

 • data
 • qrImageURL
 • createdAt

Geo IP Logger
 📦 Requirements:

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - ipinfo API
 🧠 Controllers:

 - geoController

 🧱 Models:

 GeoLog:

 • ipAddress
 • location
 • time

Resume API
 📦 Requirements:

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - JWT Auth

 🧠 Controllers:

 - resumeController

 🧱 Models:

 Resume:

 • userId
 • education
 • experience
 • projects
 • skills

JWT Auth System (with Refresh Token)

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - JWT
 - bcrypt
 - dotenv

 🧠 Controllers:

 - authController
 🧱 Models:

 User:

 • name
 • email
 • password
 • refreshToken

Error Logger API

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose

 🧠 Controllers:

 - errorController

 🧱 Models:

 ErrorLog:

 • message
 • stackTrace
 • userId (optional)
 • timestamp

Simple Blog CMS

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - JWT Auth

 🧠 Controllers:

 - authController
 - blogController

 🧱 Models:

 Post:

 • title
 • content
  • authorId
 • createdAt

Wishlist Manager
 📦 Requirements:

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - JWT Auth

 🧠 Controllers:

 - wishlistController

 🧱 Models:

 WishlistItem:

 • userId
 • productName
 • productURL
 • imageURL
 • note

Product Gallery API

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - JWT Auth
 - Multer
 - Cloudinary

 🧠 Controllers:

 - productController

 🧱 Models:

 Product:

 • title
 • description
 • imageURL
 • shopId
  • category

Analytics Tracker (Page Hit Logger)

 - Express.js
 - Mongoose
 - User-Agent parser

 🧠 Controllers:

 - trackerController

 🧱 Models:

 PageHit:

 • page
 • ip
 • userAgent
 • time