Web Application Template

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Purpose

• To avoid redoing all the tedious features of a standard web application.
• To be as generally applicable as possible while still having meaningful features.

Features (backend)

• A RESTFUL JSON api.
• MongoDB database.
• api is secured with JSON Webtokens.
• A base user database model with hashed passwords and email verification functionality.
• Password hashing/reseting via email.
• User database caching with Redis (can easily be disabled).
• and more ...

Features (client)

• A react application with full login and user registration functionality.
• Redux for application wide authentication state via the api.
• Generic component loading for an interactive and native feel to the application.
• and more ...

Get Started

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Development

• clone repository
• npm install in app/ and app/client
• add a config/keys.js in app/
• to connect database set databaseURI field in config/keys.js
• if using redis add redis port in the userCache.js
• run npm start in app/client and node server.js in app/