# hiteshchoudhary/chai-backend

A video series on chai aur code youtube channel

Repository: https://github.com/hiteshchoudhary/chai-backend
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chai-backend
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-08-18T12:06:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 27/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 74
- inputs: {"age_days": 1036, "days_push": 745, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8393, forks 1240 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:20.847233+00:00)

## What it is
A companion repository for the 'Chai aur Backend' YouTube video series teaching backend development with JavaScript. It contains a full-featured video hosting platform backend (YouTube-like) built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Mongoose, JWT, and bcrypt, with controller TODOs for learners to complete.

## Use cases
- learn backend development with nodejs and express
- learn how to build a REST API with mongodb and mongoose
- understand jwt authentication with access and refresh tokens
- practice by completing controller assignments in a real backend project
- follow a free video course on building a youtube-like backend
- learn password hashing with bcrypt and auth best practices

## When to choose
- you are a beginner or intermediate developer learning backend with JavaScript
- you prefer project-based learning guided by video tutorials
- you want a realistic full-stack backend example with auth, uploads, and social features

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready backend to deploy as-is
- you want a maintained library with a license and releases rather than course material
- you are not using the Node.js/Express/MongoDB stack

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, auth, database, developer-tools
- domain: backend, web-development, tutorials, education
- platform: -
- tags: video-series, youtube-course, expressjs, mongodb, mongoose, jwt, bcrypt, video-hosting-clone, chai-aur-code, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- hiteshchoudhary/chai-backend (main) score 27

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:20.847233+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:27:19.824233+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hiteshchoudhary/chai-backend (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:20.847233+00:00, sha 110b7d077615)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.