✅ Velvet Horizon – Full-Stack Property Listing Platform

A dynamic and full-featured property listing web app where users can register, list properties, upload images, and leave reviews. Built using the MERN stack with authentication, image uploads, form validation, and more.

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🚀 Features

• 🔐 User Authentication – Secure login/signup using Passport.js
• 🏡 Property Listings – Create, edit, and delete property listings
• 🖼️ Image Upload – Upload multiple images using Multer & Cloudinary
• 📝 Reviews – Users can leave reviews for properties
• 🛡️ Validation & Error Handling – Form validation with Joi & centralized error middleware

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🔧 Tech Stack

• Frontend: EJS, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB, Mongoose
• Auth: Passport.js
• Image Hosting: Cloudinary
• File Handling: Multer

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📦 Installation

git clone https://github.com/Prodipsen27/chillbase.git
cd chillbase
npm install

Create a .env file in the root with the following:

DATABASE_URL=your_mongo_uri
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_secret
SESSION_SECRET=your_session_secret

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🛠 Usage

npm start

Visit: http://localhost:8080

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🌐 Live Demo

👉 Live Demo on Render

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📁 Folder Structure

chillbase/
├── models/
├── routes/
├── views/
├── public/
├── utils/
├── app.js
└── package.json

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🧑‍💻 Author

Prodip Sengupta

• 🔗 Portfolio
• 🐱 GitHub
• 💼 LinkedIn
• 📧 prodipsengupta27@gmail.com

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