Prisma Authentication Backend

A secure authentication system built with Node.js, Express, Prisma, and JWT.

Features

• User registration with email verification
• Login with JWT authentication
• Refresh token mechanism
• Password reset functionality
• Secure user profile access
• Logout and token revocation

Technologies Used

• Node.js & Express - Backend framework
• Prisma - ORM for database management
• JWT (jsonwebtoken) - Authentication tokens
• bcryptjs - Password hashing
• Nodemailer - Email sending for verification & password reset
• cookie-parser - Handling authentication tokens in cookies
• dotenv - Environment variable management
• CORS - Cross-origin requests handling

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js installed
• PostgreSQL or any Prisma-supported database set up

Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/akgbytes/authentication-system.git
   cd authentication-system

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Configure environment variables:
   • Create a .env file in the root directory
   • Add the following variables:

     DATABASE_URL=your_database_url
     PORT=8080
     ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=your_access_token_secret
     ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY=5m
     REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=your_refresh_token_secret
     REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY=7d
     SMTP_HOST=your_smtp_host
     SMTP_PORT=your_smtp_port
     SMTP_USER=your_smtp_email
     SMTP_PASS=your_smtp_password
     MAILTRAP_HOST=your_mailtrap_host
     MAILTRAP_PORT=your_mailtrap_port
     MAILTRAP_USERNAME=your_mailtrap_username
     MAILTRAP_PASSWORD=your_mailtrap_password
     MAILTRAP_SENDERMAIL=your_mailtrap_email
     
     FRONTEND_URL="http://localhost:5173"

4. Run Prisma migrations:

   npx prisma migrate dev --name init

5. Start the server:

   npm start

API Endpoints

Auth Routes

• POST /api/v1/user/register - Register a new user
• POST /api/v1/user/verify/:token - Verify email
• POST /api/v1/user/login - Login user
• GET /api/v1/user/profile - Get user profile (protected)
• POST /api/v1/user/forgot-password - Send password reset link
• POST /api/v1/user/reset-password/:resetToken - Reset password
• GET /api/v1/user/logout - Logout user
• POST /api/v1/user/refresh-token - Refresh access token

Project Structure

/authentication-system
│── prisma/                # Prisma schema & migrations
│── src/
│   ├── controllers/       # Authentication logic
│   ├── middleware/        # Middleware for authentication
│   ├── routes/            # API routes
│   ├── utils/             # Utility functions
│   ├── index.js           # Entry point
│── .env.example           # Example environment variables
│── package.json           # Dependencies and scripts
│── README.md              # Documentation

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! Feel free to fork the repo and submit a PR.

License

This project is open-source and available under the ISC License.

Repository

GitHub