freeqaz / node-login

A template for quickly building login systems on top of Node.js & MongoDB

#Node-Login

###A basic account management system built in Node.js with the following features :

• New User Account Creation
• Secure Password Reset via Email
• Ability to Update / Delete Account
• Session Tracking for Logged-In Users
• Local Cookie Storage for Returning Users
• Blowfish-based Scheme Password Encryption

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###Node-Login is built on top of the following libraries :

• Node.js - Application Server
• Express.js - Node.js Web Framework
• MongoDb - Database Storage
• Jade - HTML Templating Engine
• Stylus - CSS Preprocessor
• EmailJS - Node.js > SMTP Server Middleware
• Moment.js - Lightweight Date Library
• Twitter Bootstrap - UI Component & Layout Library

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###Installation & Setup

1. Install Node.js & MongoDB if you haven't already.

2. Clone this repository and install its dependencies.

    > git clone git://github.com/braitsch/node-login.git node-login
    > cd node-login
    > npm install -d
   

3. (Optional) Add your gmail credentials to /app/server/modules/email-settings.js if you want to enable the password retrieval feature.

4. In a separate shell start the MongoDB daemon.

    > mongod
   

5. From within the node-login directory, start the server.

    > node app
   

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A Live Demo and some thoughts about the app's architecture.

For testing purposes, I've provided a database dump of all accounts here.
Please note this list and the entire database automatically resets every 24 hours.

Questions and suggestions for improvement are welcome.