- [Narrator] How do we provide the previously created…credentials to our application?…We need a way to work with different databases…depending on the environment.…Luckily, our configuration does already support that…so if we look into server config index js,…we see here on line six that we have a property development.…On line 17 we have a property production…and if we scroll down, on line 28,…we have a property test.…On the other hand, we should not store credentials…with our application code,…especially if this is committed…to some version control system like ki-tar.…
That's why I installed a module called dotenv already,…to see that I'm requiring it up here on line one,…and what dotenv does is it looks for fouls…with the name dotenv in our project route…and brings the setting in then…as environment variables on process…and you can see that here, for example,…on line 14, we bring in process.env.DEVELOPMENT_DB_DSN.…
So set these variables to sample project or ID…contains a file dotenv sample,…and I will now go ahead and rename it to dotenv,…
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2/7/2019- Creating a template engine
- Using MongoDB and Mongoose for user management
- Authenticating and authorizing users
- Adding cookies and sessions to Express
- Creating a login form with Passport
- Handling file uploads
- Storing and serving images
- Deploying an Express application
- Securing an Express application
- Running behind a web server
Skill Level Advanced
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Introduction
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What you should know1m 20s
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Get your tools ready2m 1s
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1. Know the Building Blocks and Internals of Express
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Important Express middleware1m 27s
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2. Use MongoDB and Mongoose to Manage Users
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Connecting to MongoDB3m 27s
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3. Authenticate and Authorize Users
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Introduction to Passport1m 39s
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Adding Passport to Express3m 55s
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Providing a logout link2m 1s
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Protecting routes3m 35s
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4. Handle File Uploads and Process Images
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File upload basics3m 9s
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Serving images6m 32s
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5. Deployment and Running in Production
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Add logging5m 3s
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Conclusion
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Next steps44s
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