generator-express-azuread

Scaffold a NodeJS + Express web application with AzureAD authentication built-in

Introduction

This Yeoman generator scaffolds out an entire Express 4 application, complete with authentication against Azure Active Directory using OpenID Connect, PassportJS and passport-azure-ad.

Demo:

Pre-Requisites

• Be sure to read through the AzureAD Documentation including Integrating with Azure Active Directory
• The scaffolded app uses async/await features from Node v8. Either ensure you have Node v8+ installed, or remove the async code from the /routes/profile.js file.

Installation

First, install Yeoman and generator-express-azuread using npm (we assume you have pre-installed node.js).

npm install -g yo
npm install -g generator-express-azuread

Then generate your new project:

yo express-azuread

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License

MIT © Steven Follis