jwt-auth-boilerplate

a JWT authentication express.js boilerplate app built w./ handlebars + mongo

*View the deployed version of this repo here

Demo

View a live demo here: link

Getting Started

• make sure you have mongo db already installed, and have it running before starting the app. The mongo server can be started with $ mongod

$ git clone git@github.com:thechutrain/jwt-auth-boilerplate.git
$ cd jwt-auth-boilerplate/
$ git checkout -b origin/jwt-cookies-v1
$ npm install
$ npm run dev

Make sure to change the passphrase in the .env file in your root directory before deployment!!

• if you're using BASH, and not a zsh shell, you may get errors with the testing scripts if you don't take out the export statement in the test script commands in package.json

Deploying to Heroku

• Make sure to have the cli-tools and a heroku account before you do the following steps:

1. $ heroku create [your-app-name]
2. go to https://dashboard.heroku.com/apps
3. Find your app, go to the 'Add-ons' section, and search for "mLab"
4. Provision a free "mLab MongoDB :: Mongodb"
5. $ git push heroku origin/jwt-cookies-v1:master

To Do // Tasks:

• project set up & readme.md
• make a basic server.js page & install dependencies
• create a basic mongo database file and get it set up properly
• create a separate mongo testing database
• set up travis ci for mongo testing
• add eslint w. standard npm run lint --s
• set up bycrypt pre-save for user password
• set up bycrypt pre-save for user password
• save token in local storage
• save token in cookies
• set up local strategy for passport.js
• Deploy to Heroku