Galaxy E-commerce

You should still be able to do groceries while in Space ;)

Galaxy E-Commerce Application

Welcome to the Galaxy E-Commerce application! This project is built using Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and EJS with a Galaxy theme (Wow, really?). Follow the instructions below to set up and run the application.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following software installed on your machine:

• Node.js (v14 or later)
• npm (v6 or later)
• MongoDB (v6.0 or later)
• Git (for cloning the repository)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/galaxy-ecommerce.git
   cd galaxy-ecommerce

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Use the .env file, to change ports for both the application and the connection to the DB (in case you need it)

Running the Application

1. Start Mongo DB (Check how to install it on your OS)

Windows

"C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\<version>\bin\mongod.exe" --dbpath C:\data\db

MacOs/Linux (On MacOs, you can also use brew to install and run MongoDB)

mongod --dbpath /data/db

2. Start the application

npm start

Project Structure

galaxy-ecommerce/
│
├── public/             # Static files (CSS, images, etc.)
│   └── styles.css      # Main stylesheet
│
├── src/
│   ├── controllers/    # Controllers for handling requests
│   ├── models/         # Mongoose models for MongoDB
│   ├── routes/         # Express routes
│   └── views/          # EJS templates for rendering pages
│
├── .env                # Environment variables
├── index.js            # Entry point of the application
├── package.json        # Node.js dependencies and scripts
└── README.md           # Project documentation

This project is open source and available under the MIT License