mern-user-skeleton

This MERN stack implementation creates a small web application that lets users register, login, view a home page, and logout.

Configuration

Under users/server/create .env file that looks similar to this: DB_URL = mongodb+srv://admin:@cluster..mongodb.net/ ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET = xb3tim8rnIdoMMJfGNaqMxHX6zyWGBrR To do this, you need to create an MongoDB Atlas account, a collection, and a database.

The DB_URL comes from signing up for an MongoDB Atlas account and creating a cluster. Under database select the cluster (likely cluster0 if it is your first one) and select Connect. Select connect your application, driver=Node.js. You will see the database connection string in this window.

Generate a unique JWT access token for ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET

Start Up

Start the back end by going to users/server and executing npm start. Start the front end by going to ui and executing npm start.

Front End

The Front End runs on port 8096 which is specified in ui/.env The land page is at http://localhost:8096/

Back End

The back end runs on port 8081. This is specified in user/server/server.js The back provides access to user information through a RESTful API.