Stew Authentication Microservice

Overview

The Stew Authentication Microservice is a robust, secure, and scalable solution designed to handle authentication for various applications. It employs modern security practices, including JWT (JSON Web Tokens) for maintaining session state and bcrypt for password hashing, ensuring secure and efficient authentication. This service is designed to be a starting point for secure authentication and can be extended and customized based on specific application requirements.

• See this documentation for more information about the features provided by the microservice.
• See this documentation for more information about the testing provided by the microservice.

Docker Deployment Guide

Version 1.2.0

Please update the instructions as necessary for the latest version.

Running with mongodb already setup

Step 1: Pull the Docker Image

docker pull ghcr.io/louissullivan4/stewauth:1.2.0

Step 2: Set Up Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the current directory and include the following variables:

• JWT_SECRET: A randomly generated JWT secret.
• PORT: The port number on which the service will run (default is 3005).
• MONGO_URI: The MongoDB URI. This can be a local MongoDB instance (mongodb://localhost:27017/DbName) or a remote database.
• CLEAR_DB: Set to true to delete the database on startup. CAUTION!
• DISABLE_RATE_LIMIT: Disables rate limiting, mainly used for testing purposes.

Example '.env'

JWT_SECRET=your_random_secret
PORT=3005
MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/YourDbName
CLEAR_DB=false
DISABLE_RATE_LIMIT=false

Step 3: Run the Docker Image

Run the Docker image with the following command, passing the .env file:

docker run --env-file .env -p 3005:3005 ghcr.io/louissullivan4/stewauth:1.2.0

Note: If using a local database, ensure that your Docker container has access to the MongoDB instance. Consider using Docker Compose for easier setup, or opt for a cloud-hosted database.

Setup mongodb container and run containers together

Step 1: Pull the Docker Images

docker pull ghcr.io/louissullivan4/stewauth:1.2.0

docker pull mongo:4.4

Step 2: Create docker network for containers to communicate

docker network create stew-auth_default

Step 3: Run mongodb container

docker run --name mongodb --network stew-auth_default -d mongo:4.4

Step 4: Create a new user to access the database

docker exec -it mongodb mongo

use myDatabaseName

db.createUser({user: 'setUserName',pwd: 'setUserPassword',roles: [{ role: 'readWrite', db: 'myDatabaseName' }]})

Step 5: Verify that user was created

db.auth('setUserName', 'setUserPassword')

Step 6: Create a .env (see above) and set the MONGO_URI

MONGO_URI=mongodb://setUserName:setUserPassword@mongodb:27017/myDatabaseName

Step 7: Create a .env (see above) and set the MONGO_URI

MONGO_URI=mongodb://setUserName:setUserPassword@mongodb:27017/myDatabaseName

Step 8: Run stew auth container with .env set to your new file and your network set to stew-auth_default

docker run --env-file .env --network stew-auth_default -p 3005:3005 ghcr.io/louissullivan4/stewauth:1.2.0

Step 9: Run a manual curl to create user and to see if all is set correctly

curl -X POST http://localhost:3005/auth/signup -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"username": "newuser@gmail.com", "password": "Password123!"}'