ArtGalli: Online Art Gallery & Auction Platform

Full-stack MERN app with role-based auth for artists, buyers, and admins. Includes artwork management, auctions, bidding, orders, and notifications.

Auth uses httpOnly cookies; client sends credentials automatically.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• MongoDB connection string

Setup

1. Create .env files:
   • server/.env
   • client/.env

server/.env

PORT=5002
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
CLIENT_ORIGIN=http://localhost:5173

client/.env

VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:5002/api

2. Install dependencies:

npm run install:all

3. Run dev servers:

npm run dev

Accounts

Use /api/auth/register to create accounts with roles: artist, buyer, admin.

Scripts

• npm run dev:server
• npm run dev:client