summer-project

A project in node for the summer of ‘17.

How to run:

Step 1

Install node on your machine.

Step 2

Install postgres.

Type sudo apt-get update and then sudo apt-get install postgres postgres-contrib on the terminal.

Configure postgres as in credentials var in controllers/authController.js.

Step 4

Clone project on your machine. cd into the project directory and type npm install.

Step 5

Register for reCAPTCHA V2 on the domain localhost here.
Create a file called myRecaptcha.js in the main project directory and type

module.exports = {
  secretKey: 'YOUR_SERVER_SIDE_SECRET'
}

Step 6

Create a directory called SSL in the root directory of the project. Type the following commands in the terminal to generate your self signed SSL Certificate

$ openssl genrsa -out key.pem 1024 
$ openssl req -new -key key.pem -out certrequest.csr
$ openssl x509 -req -in certrequest.csr -signkey key.pem -out cert.pem

Step 7

npm start the project and type localhost:3000 in your browser and you are ready to go!

Progress as of 19/06: A simple register and login form implemented. Sessions managed properly. Database(PostgreSQL) connected.

Progress as of 21/06: reCAPTCHA added to registration form.

Progress as of 25/06: Node module bcrypt used to encrypt password on the server.

Progress as of 30/06: HTML5 Geolocation implemented. Latitude and Longitude submitted through register form.

Progress as of 03/07: HTTPS server used. Self-signed SSL certificate created.