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A private clubhouse app where users can create anonymous messages.

Built as part of the The Odin Project curriculum to practice authentication, authorization, sessions, and role-based permissions.

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Features

• User signup and login
• Password hashing with bcrypt
• Authentication using Passport.js
• Session-based login system
• Create and view messages
• Secret member passcode
• Admin-only delete functionality
• Conditional UI rendering based on user role

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Tech Stack

• Node.js
• Express.js
• PostgreSQL
• Passport.js
• EJS
• CSS

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User Roles

Visitor

• Can read messages anonymously

Logged-in User

• Can create messages

Member

• Can see message authors and timestamps

Admin

• Can delete messages

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What I Learned

• Authentication vs authorization
• Session management
• Password hashing
• Route protection
• Role-based access control
• Backend security basics