The latest articles on DEV Community by Jeremy Camus (@jimmycamus). https://dev.to/jimmycamus https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3390669%2F6b9f81ba-6504-4ea2-9a89-4225a5553983.jpeg https://dev.to/jimmycamus en Jeremy Camus Sat, 26 Jul 2025 21:17:36 +0000 https://dev.to/jimmycamus/nestjs-oauth2-starter-google-github-jwt-redis-postgresql-ready-for-production-225d https://dev.to/jimmycamus/nestjs-oauth2-starter-google-github-jwt-redis-postgresql-ready-for-production-225d <p>Are you tired of rebuilding the same authentication flow every time you start a NestJS project?</p> <p>I’ve created a robust NestJS starter template that includes everything you need to launch a secure, scalable application – with OAuth2 (Google &amp; GitHub), JWT session management, Redis cache, PostgreSQL, environment validation, and full testing setup.</p> <p>Ideal for production-ready apps, prototypes, and team onboarding.</p> <p>👉 GitHub Repo: <a href="https://github.com/JimmyCamus/nest-oauth2-template" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/JimmyCamus/nest-oauth2-template</a></p> <h3> ✅ Features </h3> <ul> <li>🧱 Modular NestJS 11+ structure</li> <li>🔐 OAuth2 via Google &amp; GitHub</li> <li>🔑 JWT-based auth</li> <li>🚀 Redis for caching and session management</li> <li>🐘 PostgreSQL with TypeORM</li> <li>📦 Centralized &amp; validated config</li> <li>📊 Logging with nestjs-pino</li> <li>🧪 Full unit &amp; e2e tests</li> <li>📡 Health check endpoint</li> </ul> <h3> 🧪 Ready-to-use Endpoints </h3> <ul> <li>GET /auth/google → Redirects to Google login</li> <li>GET /auth/google/redirect → Handles Google callback</li> <li>GET /auth/github → Redirects to GitHub login</li> <li>GET /auth/github/redirect → Handles GitHub callback</li> <li>GET /auth/profile → Returns the logged-in user's profile (requires JWT)</li> <li>GET /health → Health check with app uptime and status</li> </ul> <h3> 🔧 Configuration </h3> <p>All environment variables are validated at startup.</p> <ul> <li>Includes config for:</li> <li>Google &amp; GitHub OAuth</li> <li>JWT secrets</li> <li>PostgreSQL connection</li> <li>Redis host/password</li> </ul> <p>Just copy .env.example and replace with your own values.</p> <h3> 🔍 Why Use This Template? </h3> <p>This is more than a simple starter — it's designed for real-world applications, with:</p> <ul> <li>OAuth2 auth fully configured with Passport strategies</li> <li>Token-based sessions via JWT</li> <li>Redis cache integration</li> <li>Validated and centralized environment configs</li> <li>Structured logs using nestjs-pino</li> <li>End-to-end and unit testing support</li> <li>Clean, extensible modular architecture</li> </ul> <p>Perfect for projects where you want to skip the boilerplate and focus on building.</p> <p><strong>If you find it useful, give it a ⭐ and feel free to open an issue or PR with feedback or improvements!</strong></p> nestjs typescript