Prakad Alpha Blog

MERN BOILER PLATE

April 24, 2020

Link for the code on Github

👷‍♂️ Contents of the backend

  • Node and Express server
  • Simple User authentication mechanism
  • Basic Route protection also enabled
  • Implemented JWT, token based authentication
  • Also added Role Based Authentication sample code
  • Express asyncHandler wrapping mechanism for handling async errors
  • Routes and Middleware details are well commented
  • Used dotenv for Environment Variables(config.env)
  • Mongoose for Db connection in config folder(db.js)
  • Powerpacked express middlewares(helmet etc..) for preventing basic attacks (XXS, NoSQL injection)

👨‍💻 Contents of the frontend

  • Built with React and Redux
  • Updated Redux Hooks usage(useSelector and useDispatch)
  • Usage of redux-thunk for handling the async code
  • Added basic customizable css for easy usage
  • Axios for api requests
  • Removed tests and extra files

🛠 Project Setup Instructions

  • To install the Client and Server dependencies.

    npm run setup

Development mode scripts

  • To run the both end’s using concurrently.

    npm run dev

  • To run the backend in development mode using Nodemon.

    npm run server

  • To run the frontend in development mode. 

    npm run client

Production mode script

  • To build the client and run the server

    npm run prod

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➕ Contribution

Anyone is welcome to contribute. Please feel free to submit a Pull Request for typo fixes, spelling corrections and improvements etc..

Link for the code on Github

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