What would be the best Database for a Node JavaScript based Social Media?

Question

I want to create a social media however I need to find the best way to encrypt user data like passwords, and other profile related things.

Answer 1

Firebase

Answer 2

I use Nedb in my projects. It's pretty easy to use and it uses MongoDB API. You can also use MySQL, Firebase . Finally it's upto you what you'll use.

Here you'll find documentation of Nedb. Give it a try.

https://github.com/louischatriot/nedb/blob/master/README.md

Answer 3

bcrypt can help in encrypting passwords.

mongoDB for nodejs is a good option , mongoDB driver is self sufficient for all the works but an ORM like mongoose will definitely help to make the process even easier

Answer 4

yeah I've looked into Mongoose but idk I seem to be misreading something I think because I need to initialize the user's feedback and store it

Answer 5

DeathlyPlays in that case pick a good Authentication strategy with Passport,

if not going with oAuth strategies( Google, Facebook etc) then jwt strategy of passport comes handy for performing authentication.

with bcrypt for encryption/ decryption before saving the password in database and retrieving it.

Traversy media at YouTube has a tutorial on that a 10 video mean auth app tutorial series, he doesn't explains it well, but he goes through the whole coding process with the components which helps
a lot in basic understanding.

https://youtu.be/wby16AandrM

Answer 6

Thanks! The oAuth idea through Google would be nice, personally I want my social media to distance away from Facebook.

Answer 7

Yeah I really want passwords to be as secure as possible