🔐 Node.js Authentication API

A secure Authentication API built with Node.js & Express.
Includes JWT-based authentication, password hashing, role-based access control (RBAC), and Nodemailer email services for user verification and password recovery.

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🚀 Features

• ✅ User Registration & Login
• 🔒 Password Hashing using bcrypt
• 🔑 Authentication using JWT (JSON Web Token)
• 🛡️ Role-based Authorization (Admin/User)
• 📩 Email Service with Nodemailer
  • Account Verification Email
  • Password Reset via Email Link
• 🔐 Secure Routes (Protected APIs)
• 📦 MongoDB integration with Mongoose

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB (Mongoose ODM)
• Authentication: JWT, bcrypt
• Email Service: Nodemailer + Gmail/SMTP
• Environment: dotenv

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📂 Project Structure

FULLSTACK │── controller/ │ └── user.controller.js │── middleware/ │ └── auth.middleware.js │── model/ │ └── User.model.js │── prisma/
│── routes/ │ └── user.routes.js │── utils/ │ └── dg.js
│── .env │── .gitignore │── decription.md │── index.js
│── package.json │── package-lock.json │── README.md

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⚡ Getting Started

1️⃣ Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/node-auth-api.git
cd node-auth-api


2️⃣ Install dependencies
    npm install

3️⃣ Setup environment variables
    PORT=5000
    DATABASE_URL=your_database_connection_string
    JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key
    EMAIL_USER=your_email@gmail.com
    EMAIL_PASS=your_email_password_or_app_password

4️⃣ Start the server

    npm start