A robust, production-ready authentication system built with Spring Boot, MySQL, and Thymeleaf. This project demonstrates a secure login and registration flow with a clean, responsive user interface.

✨ Features

• User Registration: Secure sign-up with username, email, and password.
• Authentication: Secure login system with session management.
• Dashboard: Protected area viewable only by logged-in users.
• User Management: View a list of all registered users (admin-like feature).
• Responsive UI: Modern, clean design that works on desktop and mobile.
• Database Integration: Full MySQL persistence with Hibernate/JPA.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Java, Spring Boot (Web, Data JPA)
• Database: MySQL / MariaDB
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, Thymeleaf
• Build Tool: Maven

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Java JDK 17 or higher
• Maven
• MySQL or MariaDB Server

Database Setup

1. Start your MySQL service:

   sudo systemctl start mysqld

2. Create the database:

   mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS login_app_db;"

   (Enter your root password when prompted)

Installation & Run

1. Clone the repository (or download the source):

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/auth-pade.git
   cd auth-pade

2. Build the project:

   mvn clean package

3. Run the application:

   java -jar target/loginapp-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar

4. Access the App: Open your browser and navigate to: http://localhost:8080

📂 Project Structure

For a detailed explanation of the code structure and how to extend this project, please refer to the PROJECT_GUIDE.md included in this repository.

🤝 Contributing

Feel free to fork this project and submit pull requests. You can also open issues for bugs or feature requests.

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