E-commerce Project

A full-stack e-commerce application built with Django (backend) and React (frontend).

Project Structure

project/
├── backend/          # Django backend
│   ├── products/     # Products app
│   ├── carts/        # Cart functionality
│   ├── User/         # User authentication
│   └── backend/      # Django project settings
└── frontend/         # React frontend
    ├── src/
    │   ├── components/
    │   ├── context/
    │   ├── pages/
    │   └── App.jsx
    └── package.json

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• Node.js 14+
• npm or yarn
• PostgreSQL (optional, SQLite is used by default)

Backend Setup

1. Create and activate a virtual environment:

cd backend
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run migrations:

python manage.py migrate

4. Create a superuser:

python manage.py createsuperuser

5. Run the development server:

python manage.py runserver

Frontend Setup

1. Install dependencies:

cd frontend
npm install

2. Start the development server:

npm run dev

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the backend directory with:

SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key
DEBUG=True
ALLOWED_HOSTS=localhost,127.0.0.1

Features

• User authentication (login/register)
• Product browsing and search
• Shopping cart functionality
• Product categories
• Responsive design

API Endpoints

• /api/products/ - List and create products
• /api/carts/ - Cart operations
• /api/login/ - User login
• /api/register/ - User registration

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request