Project Initialization and Setup

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• Initialize a new Node.js project with npm or yarn.
• Set up Express.js as the server framework.
• Create a basic server listening on a configurable port.
• Install essential npm packages: mongoose, dotenv, bcryptjs, jsonwebtoken, and nodemon.
• Organize the project directory with initial folders: config, controllers, models, routes, and utils.
• Add a .env file for managing environment variables like PORT and DATABASE_URI.
• Configure nodemon for automatic server restarts on file changes.