https://github.com/jangbl/express-session-with-redis

A cookie-based Node.js session implementation using Express.js and Redis
https://github.com/jangbl/express-session-with-redis

bcrypt bcrypt-node bcrypt-nodejs connect-redis cors express express-session expressjs login node node-js nodejs nodejs-api password-hashing redis redis-session session session-store

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A cookie-based Node.js session implementation using Express.js and Redis

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jangbl/express-session-with-redis
• Owner: jangbl
• Created: 2020-04-06T19:00:08.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-05-13T10:58:47.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-03T21:37:57.685Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: bcrypt, bcrypt-node, bcrypt-nodejs, connect-redis, cors, express, express-session, expressjs, login, node, node-js, nodejs, nodejs-api, password-hashing, redis, redis-session, session, session-store
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 665 KB
• Stars: 28
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 8
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Express Session with Redis

This repository contains sample code on how to use [Redis](https://redis.io) for a cookie-based session implementation with [Redis](https://redis.io) and the Node.js [express](https://expressjs.com/) framework.

Please help this repo with a ⭐️ if you find it useful! 😁


This repository is part of the [Sessions in express.js tutorial series on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvQah0k5-eA&list=PL1Nml43UBm6fPP7cW9pAFTdZ_9QX2mBn2) provided by [productioncoder.com](https://productioncoder.com/).

[![Express sessions with redis](images/sessions-in-express-with-redis-and-cookies.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvQah0k5-eA&list=PL1Nml43UBm6fPP7cW9pAFTdZ_9QX2mBn2)

For updates, please reach out to [@_jgoebel](https://twitter.com/_jgoebel) on Twitter.

## Session implementation with express.js and express-session

This repository illustrates how to create a session-based authentication system in [Express.js](https://expressjs.com/) and what configurations you need to perform for you server to also accept cookies from cross origins - a scenario that is typical for Single Page Applications (SPAs) written in modern frameworks such as [React](https://reactjs.org/) or [Vue](https://vuejs.org/).

## Running this project

### 1. Installing Redis

Make sure that you have _[Redis](https://redis.io) running locally_ on your machine on its _default_ port `6379`.

This project assumes that your [Redis](https://redis.io) instance does _not require a password_ (which is the default).

If your local [Redis](https://redis.io) requires a password, please update the `db/redis.js` file to include the password field:

```

const redisClient = redis.createClient({

    port: 6379,

    host: 'localhost',

    password: 'your-password'

});

```

If you are on macOS, the easiest way to start up a [Redis](https://redis.io) instance is by using [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/)

```

brew install redis

brew services start redis

```

To stop [Redis](https://redis.io), you can run

```

brew services  stop redis

```

### 2. Install dependencies

Run:

```

npm install

```

to install the project's dependencies.

### 3. Start server

Execute the `dev` script to start up your server.

```

npm run dev

```