Cannot GET /login

[famousfive1]

When I run the project using npm run devc or dev or just npm start and go to localhost the page just shows "Cannot GET /login". Is this supposed to happen? Is this a problem on my side or do I need to open an issue?

[priyansh32]

/login is a POST route, this is an api so it won't render any web page. You can use Postman to send POST requests or use Thunder Client extension on VS Code.
I would recommend using Postman, it has so many other features apart from just sending HTTP requests.

[famousfive1]

Oh. i thought it was supposed to GET a login page or something

[priyansh32]

We are planning to build the frontend with React.

[Utkar5hM]

You aren't supposed to get a login page via the backend but the current GET function at '/' works only when logged in which gives out information of currently loggedin User.

The authentication middleware ('IsLoggedIn') Currently redirects you to /login when you try to request/fetch at the addresses
where the middleware is used, thats why you are getting redirected to it.

[BenzeneAlcohol]

Additionally, we are building only the APIs in the backend [REST API]. So nothing will be rendered on the backend, ie., there won't be any views folder. The frontend is completely separate and will be built using react.