2kabhishek / node-login

Simple Login Server 🔑🚪

node-login

Simple Login Server 🔑🚪

node-login screenshot

What is this

A login API server written in node.js and mongo It is a simple login server, which can be used to handle authentication for a web app.

Inspiration

Was exploring ejs and decided to build this.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• You have installed the latest version of node and mongo

Getting node-login

To get node-login, follow these steps:

git clone https://github.com/2kabhishek/node-login
cd node-login

Using node-login

Setting Up Mongo

For using the app you will need a working MongoDB instance, you can use either MongoDB Atlas or a local instance. To set the MONGO_URI env var use the following command.

export MONGO_URI="mongodb+srv://username:password@db-location"

Setting Up Node

You will need to have a working version of Node and npm installed on your system.

After that you can run the following command to install the required packages.

npm install

Running The Server

To run the server execute the following command

node server.js

Web Application Access Instruction

After running the server, open up your web browser and go to this url to access the Web App.

http://localhost:3000

How it was built

node-login was built using neovim, node, mongo, express among others.

Challenges faced

• Setting up MongoDB locally was a bit tricky, using docker or Atlas is recommended.

What I learned

• Explored ejs
• Setup a basic session manager.

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More Info

Source | Website