TreasureCart E-Commerce Website

TreasureCart is an e-commerce website built using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js). It provides functionalities for users, sub-admins, and administrators to manage products, orders, and payments.

Features

• User authentication and authorization (JWT)
• User, sub-admin, and admin roles and permissions
• Product browsing, searching, and filtering
• Shopping cart functionality
• Order management and tracking
• Secure payment gateway integration
• Responsive design for mobile and desktop devices

Technologies Used

Backend (Server)

• Express.js: Web application framework for Node.js
• MongoDB Atlas: Cloud-based MongoDB database service
• Mongoose: MongoDB object modeling for Node.js
• Multer: Middleware for handling file uploads
• JWT (JSON Web Tokens): Authentication mechanism for securing API endpoints
• dotenv: Environment variable management

Frontend (Client)

• React.js: JavaScript library for building user interfaces
• Tailwind CSS: Utility-first CSS framework for styling components
• React Router: Routing library for navigation within the React application
• Axios: Promise-based HTTP client for making requests to the backend API
• React Icons: Library for including popular icon sets in React projects

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm installed on your machine
• MongoDB Atlas account for database hosting
• Stripe account for payment gateway integration

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/kobiowuquadri/TreasureCart

Navigate to the server directory and install dependencies:

cd server
npm install

Create a .env file in the server directory and set the following environment variables:

PORT=4000
MONGODB_USERNAME=your-mongodb-username
MONGODB_PASSWORD=your-mongodb-password

Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the client directory.

Usage

Start the server:

cd server
nodemon index.js

Start the client:

cd client
npm run dev

Access the application in your web browser at http://localhost:5173.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow the contribution guidelines.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.