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Say Goodbye to Authentication Headaches with my ready-to-use Authentication Server

I'm excited to showcase my latest project - a powerful and secure authentication server boilerplate built with TypeScript and Express.js!

Here's a list of features that my authentication server offers:

  • โœ’๏ธ Written in TypeScript for type-safe code

  • ๐Ÿ’พ Utilizes a MySQL database to efficiently store user data

  • ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Interacts with the database using the powerful Prisma ORM

  • ๐Ÿ”’ Implements secure authentication measures with JWTs, ensuring secure access to sensitive data

  • ๐Ÿ”‘ Implements robust password hashing using Argon2 for maximum security

  • โ™ป๏ธ Incorporates refresh token rotation functionality to enhance the security

  • โœ… Includes email verification functionality for new user sign-ups

  • ๐Ÿ†• Provides a reset password function for users who have forgotten their password

  • ๐Ÿ‡ Enables faster data transfer by implementing GZIP compression

  • ๐Ÿ‘ฎโ€โ™‚๏ธ Implements essential security features using Helmet middleware

  • ๐Ÿช Parses cookies seamlessly with cookie-parser middleware

  • โš™๏ธ Allows cross-origin resource sharing using CORS

  • ๐Ÿงผ Sanitizes request data against cross-site-scripting with xss middleware

  • ๐Ÿ”  Manages environment variables with ease using dotenv

  • ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ Enforces high code quality standards with ESLint and Prettier

  • ๐Ÿ‡ Implements rate limiting to prevent abuse and improve server performance

  • โ„น๏ธ Accurately manages HTTP response status codes using http-status library

  • โš ๏ธ Validates user input with the powerful and flexible Joi library

  • ๐Ÿ“ง Facilitates sending of emails using nodemailer library

  • ๐Ÿ“ Enables detailed logging of server activities using winston library

  • ๐Ÿถ Implements Git hooks with Husky to optimize development processes

  • ๐Ÿงช Ensure reliability and robustness of the application with thorough testing using Jest and Supertest

  • ๐Ÿณ Utilizes Docker Compose to seamlessly run the server and database

I'm excited to share it with the community. You can find the project on my GitHub repository, where you're welcome to contribute and help make it even better. Let's work together to create a powerful and secure authentication solution for everyone!

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