"bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",     ---- to convert password entered into hash codes so that even the admin can't read it.

"body-parser": "^1.19.0",  ---- to parse incoming request bodies in middleware.

"cookie-parser": "^1.4.5",  ----to store tokens in cookies.

"dotenv": "^10.0.0",   ---- to read and use .env files

"express": "^4.17.1",      ---- better framework of nodejs in which the server is written.

"jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",   ---- to generate token

"mongoose": "^6.0.12",      ----- Database is of mongoDB. Mongoose is used to play around with it, or use it.

"nodemailer": "^6.7.0",     ---- to send otp or email in case of forgot password.

"nodemon": "^2.0.14",       ---- used in development phase so as to not have to restart server again and again.

"validator": "^13.7.0"      ---- to validate and make sure that user is entering the data in specified field in specified format only.

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