Goosen8or / node-authentication-jwt-mongodb

A simple and secure implementation of REST API using Node.js and MongoDB with JSON Web Tokens which can be used for user authentication.

                        

Simple and secure REST API for User Authentication!

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What's inside this repo?

1. User signup/registration with Email verification.
2. User Login.
3. Forgot password and reset password.
4. Session management using JWT (JSON Web Tokens).
5. Bonus: Simple Referral System!

For a more detailed explanation of the code, you can refer to my medium post associated with this project. It is split into two parts.

• Part I - Build User signup with email verification, forgot password and reset password.

• Part II - Integrate JWT and Build a Simple Referral System.

Built With

• Node.js - JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
• Express.js - Minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework
• MongoDB - Cross-platform document-oriented database program

Getting Started

To get a local copy up and running follow these simple steps :

Prerequisites

To run this project, you'll need to have the following installed:

• Node.js : https://nodejs.org

• npm :

  npm install npm@latest -g

• MongoDB : https://mongodb.com
  

You can also use MongoDB Atlas if you prefer.

Installation

1. Register at SendGrid SendGrid and create an API KEY.

2. Clone the repo :

   git clone https://github.com/PraneshASP/node-authentication-jwt-mongodb.git

3. Install dependencies (use sudo if required) :

   npm install

4. Create .env file and configure :

   MONGO_URI = <MONGODB_URL>
   JWT_SECRET = <SOME_LONG_SECURE_SECRET>
   SG_APIKEY = <SENDGRID_API_KEY>  //For sending emails

5. Start the server :

   npm start