ShopSphere Backend

📌 Overview

ShopSphere is a backend service for an e-commerce platform built with Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. It provides RESTful APIs for user authentication, product management, order processing, and payment integration using Zarinpal.

🚀 Features

• User authentication with JWT
• Product and category management
• Shopping cart and checkout system
• Secure payment integration with Zarinpal
• Image upload support with AWS S3
• Job queue processing using BullMQ
• Security enhancements: Rate limiting, CORS handling, and request logging

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Node.js & Express.js - Backend Framework
• MongoDB - Database
• Mongoose - ORM for database management
• AWS S3 - File storage solution
• BullMQ - Queue management for background jobs
• Zarinpal - Payment gateway integration
• Docker - Containerized deployment

⚙️ Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

 git clone https://github.com/ErfanAlaeii/ShopSphere.git
 cd ShopSphere

2️⃣ Install Dependencies

 npm install

3️⃣ Set Up Environment Variables

Create a .env file and configure the following:

PORT=5000
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_USER=root
DB_PASSWORD=yourpassword
DB_NAME=shopsphere
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your_aws_key
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your_aws_secret
AWS_REGION=your_aws_region
ZARINPAL_MERCHANT_ID=your_zarinpal_id

4️⃣ Run Migrations (If using Mongoose)

npx Mongoose-cli db:migrate

5️⃣ Start the Server

 npm run dev

Server will run on http://localhost:5000

🔥 API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/api/auth/signup	Register a new user
POST	/api/auth/login	User login
GET	/api/products	Fetch all products
POST	/api/orders	Create a new order
POST	/api/payment	Process payment via Zarinpal

🏗️ Deployment

Docker Setup

To deploy using Docker, build and run the container:

docker build -t shopsphere-backend .
docker run -p 5000:5000 shopsphere-backend

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

🤝 Contributing

Feel free to fork this repository and submit pull requests!

📩 Contact

If you have any questions, reach out via:

• GitHub: ErfanAlaeii
• Email: erfanalaei2001@gmail.com