README.md

NodeJS (Express) Authentication with Passport

A repo for my article on setting up Passport with Express

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed on your local machine:

• NodeJS
• MongoDB or Mongo Atlas

Technologies Used

• NodeJS
• ExpressJS
• MongoDB
• PassportJS

Installing/Running locally

• Clone or fork repo

    - git clone <repo>
    - cd passport-auth-express
    - npm install
    - git checkout [your-desired-branch]

• Create/configure .env environment with your credentials. A sample .env.example file has been provided to get you started. Make a duplicate of .env.example and rename to .env, then configure your credentials (ensure to provide the correct details).

• Run npm run dev to start the server and watch for changes