Admin Setup

By default no user is assigned as an Admin. So we have to manually add an Admin for the very first time.

Open your backend code then go to this path src -> routes -> administrator.js. Then scroll down to the end of the page, you will see /make-admin path. This path is commented in to disable access. Remove the comment and activate the path.

// Make Admin
// 🔴 Remember to disable the below portion after you make an admin

// router.post(
//   "/make-admin",
//   validators.administrator.makeAdminOnce,
//   middlewares.validateRequest,
//   controllers.administrator.makeAdminOnce
// );

Make it like below:

  // Make Admin
  // 🔴 Remember to disable the below portion after you make an admin

  router.post(
    "/make-admin",
    validators.administrator.makeAdminOnce,
    middlewares.validateRequest,
    controllers.administrator.makeAdminOnce
  );

Activate Make Admin Path on Backend

Run your backend using npm start command. Your backend should run on http://localhost:8000 port.
Run your frontend using npm run dev command. It should run your frontend on http://localhost:3000 port.
Now visit http://localhost:3000 and create an account.
By default you will become a normal user, without any administrative capabilities.
Now our task is to make you an Admin.
Download and Install MongoDB Compass from https://www.mongodb.com/products/tools/compass
Open MongoDB compass, and create a new connection using your MongoDB connection string.
Then you will get to see your MongoDB data there.
Go to users data. There you will see your account information.
Copy the value of _id, for example it looks something like ObjectId('6775020a7e5ad4d6da9d1989'). We just need the value, that is 6775020a7e5ad4d6da9d1989.

Get MongoDB User Id

Now we will make an API request to our server to make this user an Admin.
You can use any API request making tool like Postman, or you can use online tool like https://apirequest.io/
From your API request making tool, select Request type to POST request.
Set the API URL to http://localhost:8000/api/administrator/make-admin
In request Bodysection, click x-www-form-urlencoded the write Key as id and Value as6775020a7e5ad4d6da9d1989. Remember to place your own id here.
Then send the request. It will make the requested user an admin.

Send Postman API request to Backend

Important: Now go to your backend code and comment out the/make-admin path, so that no one get the access to this path again.

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Remember the make-admin only runs for once. If you have at least 1 admin, it'll not run.

Now logout from the frontend and login again, you will see the Admin privileges in your account. You can further manage admins from the frontend dashboard.