User Management with Authentication

A full-stack web application featuring secure user registration, authentication, and management. Built with React (frontend) and Node.js/Express (backend), with JWT-based authentication and a connected database.

Features

• User Registration & Login

• JWT Authentication with secure session handling

• Protected Routes (Dashboard access only after login)

• User Management (view users)

• Full-stack setup with React + Express + Database

📂 Project Structure

.
├── client/           # React frontend
│   ├── components/   # UI Components (Login, Register, Dashboard)
│   ├── contexts/     # React Context API for authentication
│   ├── services/     # API calls & services
│   └── types/        # Type definitions (if TypeScript is used)
│
├── server/           # Node.js backend
│   ├── middleware/   # Auth & request validation middleware
│   ├── routes/       # API endpoints (auth, users)
│   ├── database.js   # Database connection
│   └── env.example   # Example environment variables
│
├── package.json      # Project metadata & dependencies

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14+ recommended)

• npm or yarn package manager

Setup & Installation

1️⃣ Clone the repository

git clone <repo-url>
cd <repo-folder>

2️⃣ Install dependencies

# Backend
cd server
npm install

# Frontend
cd ../client
npm install

3️⃣ Configure environment variables

# Copy the example file
cp server/env.example server/.env

• Add your database URI and JWT secret inside .env

4️⃣ Run the project

# Start backend server (http://localhost:5000)
cd server
npm start

# Start frontend client (http://localhost:3000)
cd ../client
npm start

Contributions are welcome — Open an issue or create a pull request if you’d like to improve something.