Production-ready JWT authentication and role-based access control for React & Node apps. Skip the boilerplate, ship the feature.
Everything wired end-to-end — not fragments you have to stitch together yourself.
Access + refresh token rotation, stored as httpOnly cookies — not localStorage.
Admin / manager / user out of the box. Add new roles in one line.
React (Vite) + Node/Express + MongoDB — protected routes on both ends.
Axios interceptor silently refreshes expired tokens — no random logouts.
Brute-force protection on login/register, out of the box.
Step-by-step README with local setup + deployment notes.
Login → role-gated dashboard → admin view. RBAC enforced on both frontend and backend.
Stop rebuilding auth from scratch. This is a production-ready
authentication + role-based access control foundation for MERN
apps — the exact pattern used in real client projects, cleaned
up and packaged for reuse.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- JWT authentication with access + refresh token rotation
- Refresh tokens as httpOnly, secure cookies (not localStorage —
mitigates XSS token theft)
- Refresh token hash stored in DB (bcrypt) — a leaked database
dump doesn't leak usable sessions
- Configurable role-based access control (admin / manager / user
— add your own roles in one line)
- Protected routes on BOTH frontend (route guards) and backend
(middleware) — never trust the client alone
- Auto token refresh via axios interceptor — no random logouts
on token expiry
- Rate limiting on login/register — brute-force protection out
of the box
- Paginated, role-gated admin dashboard with a live user list
- Full input validation, centralized error handling, bcrypt
password hashing
TECH STACK
React (Vite) + Tailwind · Node.js + Express · MongoDB (Mongoose)
· JWT · bcrypt
WHAT YOU GET
- Complete client + server source code, fully commented
- Step-by-step README (local setup + deployment notes for
Render/Vercel/Atlas)
- Security notes on what to change before going to production
- Free updates for this version
WHO THIS IS FOR
Developers who don't want to re-solve auth + RBAC for every new
project. Drop this in, connect your MongoDB URI, and you have a
working login system with role-gated pages in under 10 minutes.
Not included: email verification, password-reset flow, and
social login — this kit is scoped to core auth + RBAC, done
properly, not a kitchen-sink template.
Full source code, setup guide, and free updates. One-time payment, use it in unlimited projects.