Creating a Custom Login and Registration Form with Meteor

Right out of the box, one of the simplest things you can do with the Meteor JavaScript framework is to create a user accounts system. Just install a pair of packages — accounts-password and accounts-ui — and you'll end up with the following, fully-functional interface: But while this simplicity is convenient, relying on this boilerplate interface doesn't exactly allow for a lot of flexibility. So what if we want to create a custom interface for our users to register and log into our website? Luckily, it's not too difficult at all. In this article I'll show you how to create a custom login and registration form with Meteor. However, this article assumes that you know how to set up a project using this framework by your own.

Basic Setup

Inside a new Meteor project, add the accounts-password package by executing the command:

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by David Turnbull via SitePoint