ReactSecurity - Orbit

👋 Welcome to Orbit! This is a demo app for learning security for React applications. You can find out more at ReactSecurity.io.

A Look at the App

Here's the dashboard for the app

For a more in-depth tour, check out this video:

There are two parts to the app in this project: orbit-app and orbit-api. These are the front end React application and the backend Node API respectively.

Install the Dependencies

We need to install dependencies for both orbit-app and orbit-api. Change directories into each and install with npm or yarn.

With npm:

cd orbit-app
npm install
cd ../orbit-api
npm install

With yarn:

cd orbit-app
yarn
cd ../orbit-api
yarn

Set Up the Environment Files

The React app contains a file called .env.local. This file has a single variable called REACT_APP_API_URL which is used to connect to the backend. You can leave this as is.

The backend contains a file called .env.example. This file needs to be renamed to .env and provided with values.

For ATLAS_URL, provide the connection string to your MongoDB Atlas cluster. You can use other MongoDB providers, or even use a local MongoDB connection. Learn how to create a MongoDB instance with Atlas here.

For JWT_SECRET, provide a long, strong, unguessable secret, much like you would in production.

Run the Applications

The React app is built with create-react-app. Run it with the script provided in its package.json file.

cd orbit-app
npm start

The Node API comes with a script in its package.json which allows you to run it in development mode with nodemon.

Open a new terminal window, change directories into the API, and start it up.

cd orbit-api
npm run dev

The Node API will be running at http://localhost:3001.

Navigate to http://localhost:3000 to see the app running!

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