🚀 InventoryMate

A professional Inventory Management System developed for a real client to manage stock levels, product records, inventory transactions, supplier information, and reporting through a centralized and scalable platform.

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📌 Table of Contents

• Overview
• Screenshots
• Features
• Tech Stack
• Getting Started
• Environment Variables
• API Endpoints
• Deployment
• Author

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🧭 Overview

[Write 3–5 sentences here. What problem does this solve? Who uses it? What makes it different from a basic CRUD app? Be specific about real-world value.]

Live URL: https://your-app.vercel.app
Backend API: https://your-api.onrender.com

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📸 Screenshots

Home / Landing Page

Dashboard

[Key Feature — e.g. Product Listing / User Profile / Order Flow]

Mobile View

📁 Add all screenshots to a /screenshots folder in your repo root.

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✨ Features

👤 User

• [Feature 1 — e.g. Register and log in with JWT authentication]
• [Feature 2 — e.g. View and manage personal profile]
• [Feature 3]
• [Feature 4]

🛠️ Admin

• [Admin Feature 1 — e.g. Full CRUD on products/users]
• [Admin Feature 2 — e.g. Dashboard with analytics]
• [Admin Feature 3]

⚙️ System

• Role-based access control (e.g. User / Admin)
• JWT authentication with secure HTTP-only cookies
• Input validation and error handling
• [Any other system-level feature — e.g. Email notifications, file uploads, pagination]

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	React.js, [Tailwind CSS / Bootstrap / MUI]
Backend	Node.js, Express.js
Database	MongoDB, Mongoose ODM
Auth	JWT, bcrypt
File Upload	[Multer / Cloudinary — if used]
Deployment	[Vercel / Render / Railway / AWS]
Other	[Any other lib — e.g. Nodemailer, Socket.io, dotenv]

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🚦 Getting Started

Prerequisites

Make sure you have these installed:

• Node.js v18+
• npm or yarn
• MongoDB (local) or a MongoDB Atlas account
• Git

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1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/YOUR_REPO_NAME.git
cd YOUR_REPO_NAME

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2. Set Up the Backend

cd backend
npm install

Create a .env file in the /backend directory (see Environment Variables below), then:

# Development (with auto-restart)
npm run dev

# Production
npm start

Backend runs on: http://localhost:YOUR_PORT

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3. Set Up the Frontend

cd ../frontend
npm install
npm run dev

Frontend runs on: http://localhost:5173

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🔐 Environment Variables

Create a .env file inside /backend:

PORT=YOUR_PORT
NODE_ENV=development

# MongoDB
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string

# JWT
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key
JWT_EXPIRES_IN=7d

# Cloudinary (if used)
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_api_key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret

# Email (if used)
EMAIL_USER=your_email@gmail.com
EMAIL_PASS=your_app_password

# Add any other keys your project uses

⚠️ Never commit your .env file. It is already listed in .gitignore.

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🔌 API Endpoints

Base URL: http://localhost:YOUR_PORT/api/v1
Postman Collection: View on Postman

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Auth Routes — /api/v1/auth

Method	Endpoint	Description	Access
POST	/register	Register a new user	Public
POST	/login	Login and get token	Public
POST	/logout	Logout user	Auth

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[Resource 1] Routes — /api/v1/[resource]

Replace [resource] with your actual resource (e.g. users, products, orders)

Method	Endpoint	Description	Access
GET	/	Get all [resources]	Public / Auth
GET	/:id	Get single [resource]	Public / Auth
POST	/	Create [resource]	Admin
PUT	/:id	Update [resource]	Admin
DELETE	/:id	Delete [resource]	Admin

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[Resource 2] Routes — /api/v1/[resource2]

Method	Endpoint	Description	Access
GET	/	[Description]	Auth
POST	/	[Description]	Auth

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Request & Response Examples

POST /api/v1/auth/register

// Request body
{
  "name": "John Doe",
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "password": "securepassword123"
}

// Response
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "User registered successfully",
  "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9..."
}

Add more examples for your key endpoints here.

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Authentication Header

Protected routes require a Bearer token:

Authorization: Bearer <your_jwt_token>

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🚀 Deployment

Frontend — Vercel

1. Push your frontend to GitHub
2. Import the repo on vercel.com
3. Set environment variables in the Vercel dashboard
4. Deploy

Live Frontend: https://your-app.vercel.app

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Backend — Render / Railway

1. Push your backend to GitHub
2. Create a new Web Service on render.com or railway.app
3. Set all environment variables
4. Set build command: npm install and start command: npm start

Live API: https://your-api.onrender.com

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Database — MongoDB Atlas

1. Create a free cluster on mongodb.com/atlas
2. Whitelist 0.0.0.0/0 for deployment access
3. Copy the connection string into your MONGO_URI env variable

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📁 Project Structure

root/
├── backend/
│   ├── config/
│   │   └── db.js                  # Database connection
│   ├── controllers/
│   │   └── [resource]Controller.js
│   ├── middlewares/
│   │   ├── authMiddleware.js
│   │   └── errorMiddleware.js
│   ├── models/
│   │   └── [Resource].js
│   ├── routes/
│   │   └── [resource]Routes.js
│   ├── utils/
│   │   └── [helpers].js
│   ├── .env                       # Not committed
│   ├── .gitignore
│   ├── package.json
│   └── server.js
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├── frontend/
│   ├── public/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── assets/
│   │   ├── components/
│   │   ├── pages/
│   │   ├── hooks/
│   │   ├── context/               # or /store for Redux
│   │   ├── services/              # API call functions
│   │   ├── App.jsx
│   │   └── main.jsx
│   ├── .env
│   └── package.json
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├── screenshots/                   # UI screenshots for README
│   ├── banner.png
│   ├── home.png
│   ├── dashboard.png
│   └── mobile.png
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└── README.md

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👨‍💻 Author

Thisal Gonsalkorala
Full-Stack Software Engineer

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the License.

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Built with ☕ and TypeScript by Thisal Gonsalkorala