Single-file Express.js Account Backend Boilerplate

Get started

After cloning the repository, run npm install to install necessary dependencies. Next, search for !CHANGE in the server.js file and change these properties to your liking. Most of these have to be changed, as they are important credentials. Finally, run the project using node server.js.

What makes this template / boilerplate special

This is the most simplistic form of a functional account backend with proper registration, logins, authentication ("bearer") tokens and password resets via email.

Endpoint documentation

1. POST /accounts/register - Used to register new accounts
2. POST /accounts/login - Users can log in using this endpoint
3. DELETE /accounts/delete - Users can delete their account using this
4. POST /accounts/reset-password-request - Used to send out password reset emails
5. POST /accounts/reset-password - Users can reset their password using an access token from the reset email

Database setup

This boilerplate expects a basic MySQL database setup with:

1. A table named "accounts"
2. The follwing columns in said table:
   1. id (bigint)
   2. created_at (datetime)
   3. email (varchar(255))
   4. password (varchar(255))
   5. user_name (varchar(255)

Resources

What is a JWT Token?

What is a password hash?

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