Getting Started - Node.js

An example application of integrating Cerbos with an Express server.

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Dependencies

• Node.js
• Docker for running the Cerbos Policy Decision Point (PDP)

Getting Started

1. Start up the Cerbos PDP instance docker container. This will be called by the express app to check authorization.

cd cerbos
./start.sh

2. Install node dependencies

npm install

3. Start the express server

npm run start