🔐 MERN-Auth

A clean, full-stack authentication system — register, login, verify, reset. All secured with JWT in cookies.

⚡ Tech Stack

Frontend	Backend	Database	Auth	Email
React	Node.js	PostgreSQL	JWT (Cookies)	Nodemailer
Tailwind CSS	Express	Sequelize / Prisma	bcrypt

✨ Features

• 🔑 Register & Login
• 🛡️ JWT stored in httpOnly cookies
• 🔒 Protected routes
• 📧 Email Verification on signup
• 🔄 Forgot & Reset Password via email
• 🚪 Logout with cookie clearing

🚀 Getting Started

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/aryanathane/MERN-Auth.git
cd MERN-Auth

# Backend
cd server
npm install
npm start

# Frontend (new terminal)
cd ../client
npm install
npm run dev

🔧 Environment Variables

server/.env

PORT=5000
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/dbname

JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
JWT_EXPIRY=7d

SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
SMTP_PORT=587
SMTP_USER=your_email@gmail.com
SMTP_PASS=your_app_password

CLIENT_URL=http://localhost:3000

💡 Using Gmail? Enable 2FA and use an App Password.

📁 Project Structure

MERN-Auth/
├── client/          # React + Tailwind frontend
└── server/          # Express + PostgreSQL backend
    ├── routes/      # Auth routes
    ├── middleware/   # JWT & auth middleware
    ├── models/      # DB models
    ├── controllers/ # Logic handlers
    └── utils/       # Email & token helpers

📌 API Routes

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/api/auth/register	Register + send verification email
POST	/api/auth/login	Login + set JWT cookie
POST	/api/auth/logout	Clear JWT cookie
GET	/api/auth/verify/:token	Verify email
POST	/api/auth/forgot-password	Send reset email
POST	/api/auth/reset-password/:token	Reset password
GET	/api/auth/me	Get current user (protected)

📄 License

MIT © aryanathane