Salon Website

A modern, responsive salon website built with Node.js and Express.

Features

• Beautiful and responsive design
• Gallery/Lookbook with category filtering
• Mobile-friendly layout
• Animations for smooth user experience

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js installed on your machine
• MongoDB (optional, will fallback to in-memory database if unavailable)

Installation

1. Clone the repository or download the files
2. Navigate to the project directory
3. Install dependencies:

npm install

Environment Setup

1. Copy the example environment file to create your own:

cp env.example .env

2. Open the .env file and customize the values:

# Server Configuration
PORT=3000

# MongoDB Configuration
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/salon

# Session Secret (change this in production)
SESSION_SECRET=yoursalonsecret123

# Admin Credentials (change these in production)
ADMIN_USERNAME=nikhil
ADMIN_PASSWORD=123456

Running the Application

To start the server in development mode with automatic reloading:

npm run dev

To start the server in production mode:

npm start

The website will be available at http://localhost:3000

Project Structure

• app.js - Main application file
• db/ - Database connection and initialization
• models/ - MongoDB data models
• views/ - EJS templates
• public/ - Static assets (CSS, JavaScript, images)

Admin Access

After starting the application, you can access the admin panel at: http://localhost:3000/admin

Use the credentials defined in your .env file (default: username nikhil, password 123456).

Customizing the Website

Images

Replace the placeholder images in public/images/ with your own photos.

Content

Edit the EJS templates in views/ to customize the content.

Styling

Modify public/css/style.css to change the look and feel.

License

This project is licensed under the ISC License