Node Express Auth

A lightweight and robust authentication system built with Node.js and Express.js. It includes features such as user registration, login, password hashing, and JWT-based authentication.

Features

• User registration with validation.
• Secure password hashing using bcrypt.
• Token-based authentication using JWT.
• Middleware for protected routes.
• Ready-to-use API endpoints for authentication.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/detayotella/node-express-auth.git
cd node-express-auth

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Create a .env file with the following variables:

PORT=3000
MONGO_URI=your-mongodb-connection-string
JWT_SECRET_KEY=JWT_SECRET_KEY
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=CLOUDINARY_API_KEY
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET

4. Start the development server:

npm run dev

API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/api/register	Register a new user
POST	/api/login	Authenticate a user
GET	/api/image/get	fetch uploaded images
GET	/api/admin/welcome	Authenticate an admin
POST	/api/image/upload	Upload an Image
GET	api/admin/welcome	Admin welcome page
GET	api/home/welcome	Home page
DELETE	api/image/delete	Delete an image
POST	/api/auth/change-password	Change password

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• bcrypt
• jsonwebtoken