MERN Stack + Redux Boilerplate w/ JWT User Authentication

This is a simple full MERN stack boilerplate with Redux and JSON Web Token user authentication integrated.

It is used by myself to quickly get a full stack MERN + Redux app up and running with minimal setup

Installation after clone

Both the front end and back end utilize the same package.json file

After cloning, simply cd into the root directory and run either:

yarn install or npm install (depending on which package manager you prefer)

This will install all the dependencies for both front and back end.

Configure the MongoDB connection string

Copy the .env.example file to .env

Fill in the MONGODB_URI field with the mongoDB connection string from MLab
Fill in the SECRET field with random chars for secure authentication
Leave the PORT field blank for now

How to Use

The Express + MongoDB backend is located in the root dir (and runs on port 5000)

The React + Redux frontend is located in the /src dir (and runs on port 3000)

Start the servers

Both the front and backend servers can be started together using the concurrently npm module

To start both the front and back end concurrently:

yarn run start:dev

Note: to kill both servers, type ctrl+c twice into the terminal

To start just the Express + MongoDB backend:

yarn run start:server

To start just the React + Redux frontend:

yarn run start:react