Boiler Plate - MERN Application with Authentication using JSON Web Tokens (JWT)

Online Example & Deployment:

This application was deployed to Heroku and AWS Elastic Beanstalk using Docker Containers.

• Heroku Link: https://mern-auth-boiler-plate-jwt.herokuapp.com/
• AWS Link: http://reactjwtauth-env.eba-ptb6tqcr.us-east-2.elasticbeanstalk.com/

Description

This is a Boiler Plate MERN application with authentication using JSON Web Tokens. This APP was design to be used as a starting point for any developer looking to integrate authentication with a MERN application.

This application uses JWT to handle Authentication and Redux to handle React state.

Web Tools:

Full MERN stack: React, Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Javascript (ES6), Redux, JSON Web Tokens, Rest API, Semantic UI.

Table of Contents

• Installation

• Usage

Installation

To install necessary dependencies, run the following command:

npm install

Usage

    To start using this project: 

    1.  Install node modules for Fron-End and Back-End with: npm install
    2.  Use a Mongo service like "Mongo Atlas" to create your database and credentials.
    3.  Create a .env file at the root location of the project to handle the database credentials and JWT secret:
    
        # Database Info
        DATABASE_INFO = "Your Mongo Credentials"

        #JWT Secret
        JWT_SECRET = "Your JWT Secret"

    4.  Run the following command to start the application: npm run dev
    5.  Enjoy..!

Questions

If you have any questions about the repo, open an issue or contact jaab30 directly at jaab30@yahoo.com.

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