expressjs-login

This project is a simple web application built with React for the frontend and Express for the backend, providing user authentication and profile information retrieval. The backend utilizes JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for session handling, and MySQL is used as the database to store user account information.

Getting started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/schererleander/expressjs-login.git
   cd expressjs-login

2. Install dependencies for both frontend and backend:

   cd frontend
   npm install
   cd ../backend
   npm install

3. Set up your MySQL database and update the connection configuration in server.js.

4. Start the backend server:

   cd backend
   node server.js

5. Start the React app:

   cd frontend
   npm start

Warning:

This project is for development purposes only and has certain security considerations:

• Password Storage: Passwords are stored as plain text in the database.
• HTTPS: For development reasons, this project does not use HTTPS.
• Token: Token is saved as a cookie.

References:

Use tailwindcss in react app

ExpressJS Getting started

ExpressJS Basich routing

Getting started with JSON Web Tokens