- Implement an Admin-only dashboard for managing products, users, and orders </br> - Create a role field in the User model (admin, user) </br> - Add middleware to restrict access based on roles </b...

Allow cross-origin requests from frontend apps. Explore how Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) platforms can complement your custom Express backend

Enable users to log in using Google and GitHub accounts via OAuth 2.0, using Passport.js and passport-google-oauth20 / passport-github2.

Allow Handlebars views to all pages

Use Handlebars as the templating engine to serve HTML pages (e.g. home, product list, product details, login page) directly from the backend.

Create Login page, use JSON-Server `/users`, manage login with localStorage

Implement a system for users to place orders based on their cart. Store order history and support retrieving past orders.

Enable each user to add, remove, and view products in their shopping cart. Use Mongoose’s population feature to retrieve full product details.

Enable users to register and log in to the application securely using JWT tokens and HTTP-only cookies. Add basic authentication middleware.