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https://github.com/bope142/simple-jwt-express-auth-mysql
This project is a simple implementation of JWT (JSON Web Tokens) authentication using Express.js and MySQL database. It provides a straightforward authentication system with token-based authentication for securing endpoints.
https://github.com/bope142/simple-jwt-express-auth-mysql
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This project is a simple implementation of JWT (JSON Web Tokens) authentication using Express.js and MySQL database. It provides a straightforward authentication system with token-based authentication for securing endpoints.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/bope142/simple-jwt-express-auth-mysql
- Owner: Bope142
- Created: 2024-03-19T02:20:27.000Z (10 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-03-19T15:35:34.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-11-12T05:09:04.098Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: authentication-backend, express-middleware, expressjs, mysql
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 21.5 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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# Simple JWT Express Authentication with MySQL
This project is a simple implementation of JWT (JSON Web Tokens) authentication using Express.js and MySQL database. It provides a straightforward authentication system with token-based authentication for securing endpoints.
## Installation
1. Make sure you have MySQL & NodeJs installed on your system.
2. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/Bope142/simple-jwt-express-auth-mysql.git
```
3. Navigate into the project directory:
```bash
cd simple-jwt-express-auth-mysql
```
4. Install dependencies:
```bash
npm install
```
5. Set up environment variables:
Create a `.env` file in the root directory and provide the following variables:
```
DB_HOST=your_mysql_host
DB_USER=your_mysql_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_mysql_password
DB_NAME=your_mysql_database_name
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key
```
## Usage
To run the project:
```bash
npm start
```
For development with auto-reloading using Nodemon:
```bash
npm run dev
```
## Routes
##### User Routes
- [ ] GET /: Get all users (protected route, requires authentication).
- [ ] GET /profile: Get user profile (protected route, requires authentication).
- [ ] GET /:email: Get user by email (protected route, requires authentication).
- [ ] POST /register: Register a new user.
- [ ] POST /login: Log in user (prevent access if already logged in).
- [ ] PUT /:id: Update user information (protected route, requires authentication).
- [ ] DELETE /:id: Delete user (protected route, requires authentication).
## Dependencies
- bcryptjs: For password hashing and comparison.
- cookie-parser: For parsing cookie headers.
- cors: For enabling CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) middleware.
- debug: For debugging messages.
- dotenv: For loading environment variables from a .env file.
- express: Web framework for Node.js.
- jsonwebtoken: For generating and verifying JWTs.
- morgan: HTTP request logger middleware.
- mysql2: MySQL client for Node.js.
- sequelize: Promise-based Node.js ORM for MySQL.
Feel free to contribute, report issues, or suggest improvements!👋
## Author
Norbert Yemuang 🚀