Setting Up Login & Registration Node.js app | Express.js Mongoose PugJS Bootstrap

Node.js is a popular JavaScript runtime that allows you to build server-side applications. In this article, we will walk you through setting up a login and registration Node.js app using Express.js, Mongoose, PugJS, and Bootstrap.

Step 1: Install Node.js and Express.js

Make sure you have Node.js installed on your machine. You can download it from the official website. Once you have Node.js installed, you can use npm to install Express.js by running the following command in your terminal:

npm install express

Step 2: Set up your project structure

Create a new directory for your project and navigate to it in the terminal. Once you are in the project directory, run the following command to create a package.json file:

npm init -y

Step 3: Install Mongoose and PugJS

Now that you have Express.js installed, you can install Mongoose and PugJS by running the following commands:

npm install mongoose
npm install pug

Step 4: Set up a MongoDB database

Create a MongoDB database either locally or using a cloud-based service. Update your connection string in your Express.js app to connect to your MongoDB database.

Step 5: Create your login and registration forms

Create a new route for your login and registration forms in your Express.js app. Use PugJS to render the forms and Bootstrap for styling.

Step 6: Handle user authentication

Add routes to handle user authentication in your Express.js app. Use Mongoose to interact with your MongoDB database to create, read, update, and delete user information.

Step 7: Test your app

Run your Node.js app in the terminal and navigate to http://localhost:3000 in your browser to test your login and registration functionality.

Conclusion

In this article, we walked you through setting up a login and registration Node.js app using Express.js, Mongoose, PugJS, and Bootstrap. By following these steps, you should now have a fully functional login and registration app that interacts with a MongoDB database.