- Change UPLOAD_DIR from ../uploads to ./uploads in server/.env
- Use absolute path with process.cwd() in upload middleware
- Ensures uploads directory is created in correct location
- Replace deprecated verifySession() with verifyToken()
- Use JWT-based authentication (networkless verification)
- Update Clerk secret key to correct test key
- Fixes 410 Gone error from deprecated endpoint
This resolves the authentication issues with file uploads.
- Create CLERK_SETUP.md with step-by-step instructions
- Improve error message to indicate Clerk configuration issue
- Remove debug logging from auth middleware
- Update error handling to be more helpful
The 401 error is caused by missing Clerk Secret Key in server/.env
- Initialize Node.js/Express backend project structure
- Configure TypeScript for backend development
- Set up Prisma ORM with MySQL database schema
- Implement authentication middleware with Clerk
- Create photo upload endpoint with EXIF extraction
- Build report CRUD endpoints (create, read, delete)
- Add file upload handling with Multer
- Configure CORS and security middleware (helmet)
- Set up error handling and validation
- Create development environment configuration
Task 21 complete: Backend foundation ready for report submissions
