Crafting authentication schemes with Prisma in Express

The tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on setting up an Express application with Prisma for database management, focusing on PostgreSQL integration and basic authentication implementation. Prisma, an open-source ORM, facilitates database interactions through schema definitions and supports several databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and Microsoft SQL Server. The tutorial covers the installation and configuration of Express, PostgreSQL using Docker, and Prisma, followed by creating a Prisma schema for user authentication. It demonstrates building an authentication scheme using third-party packages like JWT for token-based authentication and bcrypt for password hashing. The guide also explains creating services and controllers for registration, login, and retrieving user data, leveraging Prisma Client for database queries. Additionally, it introduces a middleware for route protection using JWT verification, ensuring that only authenticated users can access certain routes. The tutorial concludes with testing the application using Postman to validate the registration, login, and secure routes functionality.