Ecommerce App

Overview

The Ecommerce App is a comprehensive platform built using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js) following the MVC (Model-View-Controller) pattern. This project offers full authentication for both admin and user roles, enabling a wide range of functionalities for managing products, categories, and orders. The application is fully dynamic, responsive, and designed using Bootstrap.

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Features
  • Admin Features
  • User Features
• Technologies Used
• Installation
• Usage
• Project Structure
• Contributing
• License

Features

Admin Features

• Full authentication for admin.
• Add, remove, delete, and edit categories.
• Create products based on categories with dynamic pricing.
• View and manage payments through PayPal gateway.
• Change order statuses (e.g., pending, shipped, delivered).
• Access multiple dashboards with various management functionalities.

User Features

• Full authentication for users.
• Create, edit, and delete orders.
• Update user details.
• Make payments through PayPal gateway.
• Search for products dynamically from any part of the application.
• View order statuses updated by admin.

Technologies Used

• Frontend: React.js, Bootstrap
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• Payment Gateway: PayPal
• Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Tokens)

Installation

1. Clone the repository: bash https://github.com/nextworktechnologies/E-Commerce.git cd ecommerce-app

2. Install backend dependencies: cd backend npm install

3. Install frontend dependencies: cd ../frontend npm install

4. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the backend directory.

MONGO_URI=your_mongo_database_uri JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID=your_paypal_client_id

5. Usage

cd .. npm run dev