Authentication - back end authentication boilerplate notes

• Start PostgreSQL database
• To create user
  • POST request to http://localhost:3001/signup
  • example:
    • { email: "test@gmail.com", password: "test" }
    • Success will create user record on database and assign user token for future auth
    • Fail will prompt error "User already exists"
• Signing in
  • POST request to http://localhost:3001/signin
  • example:
    • { email: "test@gmail.com", password: "test" }
    • Success will assign user token for future auth
• Visiting when authenticated
  • GET request to http://localhost:3001/ (root)
    • Access allowed if header of 'authorization' contains a token
    • Access denied otherwise