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Add Email Verification Service for Signup

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#12 opened on Oct 18, 2025

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Description

Description: Implement a separate microservice to handle email verification for new user signups.

Acceptance Criteria:

  • When a user signs up, send a verification email with a unique link or token.
  • Users cannot fully register or log in until their email is verified.
  • If email verification fails or token is invalid/expired, show an error message on the signup/login page.
  • Service should be independent (microservice) and communicate with main backend via API.

Optional Enhancements:

  • Resend verification email option. (NOT NEEDED NOW)
  • Expiry time for verification tokens.

Depends on: None – can be implemented independently.

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Research direction
Research how to build a separate microservice for email verification, including sending emails with unique tokens, handling token expiration, and integrating with the main backend via REST API. Consider using a message queue for reliability and a service like SendGrid or AWS SES for email delivery.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
backendapiauthentication
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
MicroservicesEmail serviceToken handling
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60