Localhost login and registration

A localhost Node login project using Express, Passport, Handlebars, and Mongoose

Table of Contents

1. About The Project
   • Usage
   • Built With
2. Getting Started
   • Installation
3. Acknowledgments

About The Project

I wanted to know how login authentication works with a backend.

• Passport for authentication
• bcrypt for encryption
• MongoDB schema with Mongoose
• API testing with Postman
• Handlebars for views

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Usage

Built with

• Node
• MongoDB
• Handlebars
• Bootstrap
• Passport

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Getting Started

To get a local copy up and running follow these simple steps.

Installation

1. Get a free API Key from MongoDB from Here

2. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/NatC02/loginRegistrationNode

3. Install NPM packages

   npm install

4. Enter your API in config/keys.js

   dbPassword =
     "mongodb+srv://YOUR_USERNAME_HERE:" +
     encodeURIComponent("YOUR_PASSWORD_HERE") +
     "@CLUSTER_NAME_HERE.mongodb.net/YOUR_DATABASE_NAME_HERE?retryWrites=true";
   
   module.exports = {
     mongoURI: dbPassword,
   };
   const API_KEY = "ENTER YOUR API";

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Acknowledgments

List of resources I found helpful and want to give credit to. I was looking to learn to further cement my knowledge of backend fundamentals.

• MongoDB Cheat Sheet
• Brad Traversy
• Img Shields

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