How to create a login in Node.js with PassportJS and MongoDB?

In this post we will create a very simple login system in Node.js & Express with the help of PassportJS. We also need the help of Mongoose to access databases created in MongoDB.

Passport is authentication middleware for Node.js. Extremely flexible and modular, Passport can be unobtrusively dropped in to any Express-based web application. A comprehensive set of strategies support authentication using a username and password, Facebook, Twitter, and more.

How to create a Session Variable in Node.js & Express?

In this post we will create a session variable that would allow us to access a website through a password. It's simple and only ones programs we need to have installed on our computer are Node.js and Express. If you do not have installed you can see how to do it here: