/node-auth-test

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Node Js Simple JWT Auth

This application shows simple node js authentication with jwt.

The user can upload a profile image too when registering and the application comes with the ability to request password resets and reset passwords too.

Installation

First of all clone the application

  git clone https://github.com/kellslte/node-auth-test.git

Then cd into the application directory

    cd node-auth-test && npm i

Then copy the values in the .env.example file into an env file like so

    cp .env.example .env

Then open the .env file and add the configuration details there.

The configuration details you need to add include the following

Parameter Type Description
PORT Integer The port the app will run on in localhost
JWT_SECRET String Any string to serve as your jwt secret key
NODE_ENV String The environment your app is in, usually development
MAIL_HOST String The address for your mail host
MAIL_PORT Integer The port for your mail host
MAIL_USER String Your username on the mail server
MAIL_PASS String Your password on the mail server
MONGODB_URI String The url for your mongodb database

When you are done, you can run the app with the following command

    npm run start

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