Plastic Pallets E-commerce Website

Welcome to the Plastic Pallets E-commerce Website project! This project is designed to provide a comprehensive platform for managing and purchasing plastic pallets, leveraging a microservice architecture. It's perfect for developers interested in modern web development with microservices, Kafka, and Next.js.

Tech Stack

The project uses the following technologies:

• Frontend: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB
• Microservices: NestJS
• Messaging: Kafka
• Authentication: JWT
• Deployment: Vercel

Screenshots

Here are some screenshots showcasing different parts of the project:

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Getting Started

These instructions will help you get a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• Git vscode extension
• Node.js (no need to install it, it's already there from previous projects)
• npm (no need to install it, it's already there from previous projects)

Installation

Follow these steps to get your development environment running:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Yassa122/Plastic-Pallets-Software-Project-2.git

2. Copy the URL of the repo:

   • Open VSCode
   • Open a new window
   • Windows: Ctrl + Shift + P (on Mac: Cmd + Shift + P)
   • Type git clone
   • Choose Clone from GitHub and paste the repo link
   • Choose a file directory to save the repo location on your PC

3. Ensure Kafka is running:

   • Go to the Kafka installation folder and open the bin file

   • Click on the path and type cmd

   • Run the following command to start zookeeper.properties:

     .\bin\windows\zookeeper-server-start.bat .\config\zookeeper.properties

   • Open a new cmd window and run the following command to start server.properties:

     .\bin\windows\kafka-server-start.bat .\config\server.properties

4. Open the project in VSCode and open a new terminal:

   cd backend
   cd account.services
   npm run start:dev

   cd backend
   cd product-service
   npm run start:dev

   cd backend
   cd cart-service
   npm run start:dev

   cd backend
   cd Home
   npm run start:dev

    cd backend
    cd email-service
    npm run start:dev

5. Open another terminal for the frontend:

   cd plastic-pallets
   npm install
   npm run dev

Contributors

Contributor	Contribution
Fady	Cart Microservice and payment integration using stripe (backend & frontend )
George	Home Microservice and featured products integration (backend & frontend)
Renwa	Authentication service, user management, wishlist, reviews (backend & frontend)
Dina	Product service, integration with kafka along with the cart microservice (backend & frontend)
Amir	Emailing service (backend), authentication pages (frontend), and user verification
Yassa122	Team Leader, responsible for authentication flow and Kafka integration across the project