Drive App — Node.js + Express + MongoDB

A clean starter for building server-rendered auth flows with EJS and MongoDB. Includes registration, login, cookie-based JWT sessions, and a simple home page.

Highlights

• Express + EJS: Fast server-rendered pages (views/)
• MongoDB (Mongoose): Simple User model (models/user.model.js)
• Auth Ready: Register, Login, JWT in cookies
• Dotenv: Environment-based configuration

Folder Structure

├─ app.js                  # App entry
├─ config/db.js            # MongoDB connection
├─ models/user.model.js    # User schema
├─ routes/
│  ├─ index.route.js       # Home/Index routes
│  └─ user.route.js        # Auth (register/login)
└─ views/                  # EJS templates
   ├─ home.ejs
   ├─ index.ejs
   ├─ login.ejs
   └─ register.ejs

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• MongoDB running locally or a cloud URI

Setup

1. Install dependencies

npm install

2. Create a .env file in the project root

MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/drive-app
JWT_SECRET=your-super-secret-key

3. Start the server

npm start      # production
# or
npm run dev    # with nodemon

The app runs at http://localhost:3000.

Available Routes

• GET / → Index page
• GET /user/register → Registration page
• POST /user/register → Create user (validates username, email, password)
• GET /user/login → Login page
• POST /user/login → Authenticate; sets token cookie

Tech Stack

• express, ejs, mongoose
• bcrypt, jsonwebtoken, cookie-parser
• express-validator, dotenv

Scripts

{
  "start": "node app.js",
  "dev": "nodemon app.js"
}

Notes

• JWT is stored in a cookie named token after login.
• The User model trims fields and validates lengths; passwords are hashed with bcrypt.

Next Steps

• Add logout route (clear the token cookie)
• Protect pages using a JWT-check middleware
• Add flash messages and better form UX in EJS views

License

MIT