README.md

React with node.js and Auth0

An example implementation of OAuth/OIDC flows in single applications using Auth0, React and Express.

Please refer to these articles for details:

• Concepts, flows and Security considerations
• Implementation details

Try it online

Visit https://spa-auth0.herokuapp.com and test the application yourself.

The API is deployed at https://api-auth0.herokuapp.com/species.

Authentication

The application uses Auth0 as an authentication server. Feel free to register your own user (can be with a fake email address).

Start locally

The application consists of a node.js API and a React frontend. Start the API first:

cd api
npm install
npm start

Then start the frontend:

cd ../client
npm install
npm start

Your browser should automatically open at http://localhost:3000.

Docker

The frontend and the API both run in Docker on Heroku. This is the main goal of the provided Docker images. Unfortunately, Heroku behaved a little funky on me at times which is why the the docker containers might behave a little funky on you if not run on Heroku. Buy be a beer and I'll happily elaborate 🍺.