Passwordless Authentication Node.js App

This is a Node.js application that implements passwordless authentication via email. Users can log in by receiving a link in their email and clicking on it to authenticate.

Features

• Passwordless authentication using email
• JWT (JSON Web Tokens) for secure token generation
• Nodemailer for sending authentication emails
• Environment variable configuration for sensitive information

Requirements

• Node.js
• NPM (Node Package Manager)

Setup

Step 1: Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/dansalahi/passwordless-auth
cd passwordless-auth
npm install

Create a .env file in the root of the project. Replace your_jwt_secret with a secure secret for JWT. Replace SMTP_HOST, SMTP_PORT, SMTP_USER, SMTP_PASSWORD, and MY_EMAIL with your email service configuration. Replace CLIENT_URL with the URL of your client application.

Project Structure

passwordless-auth
├── .env
├── app.js
├── routes
│   └── auth.js
└── utils
    └── mailer.js