Auth App (Full Stack JWT Authentication)

A full-stack authentication project built with:

💻 Technologies

• Frontend: React (React Router, Fetch, functional components)
• Backend: Node.js + Express
• Database: MongoDB Atlas (Mongoose)
• Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
• Routing: Protected routes

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🚀 Features

✔ User Signup
✔ User Login
✔ JWT Authentication
✔ Protected Dashboard route
✔ LocalStorage token handling
✔ Clean architecture
✔ Polished UI with CSS + spinners + reusable components

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authvault/ ├── auth-frontend/ # React app ├── config/ # Backend config ├── models/ # Mongoose schemas ├── routes/ # API endpoints ├── middleware/ # Auth middleware ├── .gitignore ├── README.md

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🧠 How It Works

1. Signup → Creates user in MongoDB
2. Login → Returns JWT token
3. Frontend saves token to localStorage
4. Protected Routes block access without valid token
5. Dashboard shows secure content

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⚡ Get Started — Run Locally

🛠 Backend

cd authvault
npm install
npm start

To make it *pop*, add screenshots of:

🟡 Login page  
🟢 Signup page  
🔒 Protected dashboard

## 📁 Project Structure