Resume Builder Web Application

A web application to create, preview, edit, and download ATS-friendly resumes as PDF using Node.js, Express, MongoDB, EJS templates, and Puppeteer.

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Resume Builder A web application to create, preview, edit, and download ATS-friendly resumes as PDF using Node.js, Express, MongoDB, EJS templates, and Puppeteer.

Features Interactive form to enter personal, education, experience, projects, skills, certifications, awards, address, social links, and hobbies. Preview resume in HTML with a clean, printable design. Generate PDF on demand via Puppeteer. Edit existing resumes. Dynamic form enhancements (add/remove entries) with vanilla JS. Logic & Stack Server: Node.js + Express DB: MongoDB (Mongoose ODM) Views: EJS templates for HTML preview and PDF rendering PDF: Puppeteer (headless Chrome) renders an EJS template and streams PDF Client: Vanilla JS for dynamic form sections Styling: Responsive CSS

Getting Started Prerequisites Node.js ≥ 14 MongoDB connection URI (Optional) Puppeteer env vars: PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH Installation

Fork this repo on GitHub

git clone https://github.com/Saurabhtbj1201/ResumeBuilder.git cd resume-builder npm install Configuration Create a .env file in the project root directory:

Environment Configuration

NODE_ENV=development PORT=3000

MongoDB Configuration - Replace with your MongoDB URI

MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://username:password@cluster.mongodb.net/database_name?retryWrites=true&w=majority

Application Settings

LOG_LEVEL=debug Important: Never commit .env to version control. Use .env.example as a template.

For detailed production setup, see PRODUCTION.md

Optional Environment Variables PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH: Path to Chrome/Chromium binary (defaults to system Chrome) LOG_LEVEL: Logging level - debug, info, warn, error (default: depends on NODE_ENV) Run

Development

npm run dev # Uses nodemon for auto-restart

Production

npm start # Sets NODE_ENV=production automatically Visit http://localhost:3000

Usage Build: Navigate to /build to fill in your details. Preview: After submitting, view at /resume/:id. Download: Click “Download Resume” to get a PDF. Edit: Click “Edit Resume” to update entries.

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