React-Sequelize with Passport Authentication

A full-stack application template complete with passport local strategy authentication

Stack:

node and express
sequelize ORM
passport js authentication
create-react-app

How to Use This Template

click "use template" next to the clone button, this will create a new repository on your github account
clone the repository down to your machine
create a mySql database named as you like
run npm install
run touch .env in the root of your repository
open the .env file
add the four environmental variables that will be used to connect to the database:
       DB_PASSWORD=yourpassword
       DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
       DB_USER=root
       DB_NAME=yourDBname
In development, the server and client are started separately.
run npm start in the root of the project to start the server
run npm start in the root of the client folder to start the client