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Food-Del 🍔🍕🍜

A full-stack food delivery platform with a modern user interface, robust backend, and an admin dashboard. Built with React, Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

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Table of Contents

• Project Structure
• Features
• Tech Stack
• Getting Started
  • 1. Clone the Repository
  • 2. Environment Variables
  • 3. Install Dependencies
  • 4. Running the Apps
• Folder Overview
• Contributing
• License

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Project Structure

Food-Del/
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├── admin/      # Admin dashboard (React + Vite)
├── backend/    # Backend API (Node.js + Express + MongoDB)
├── frontend/   # User-facing web app (React + Vite)
└── README.md   # Project documentation

Features

• User authentication & authorization
• Browse, search, and filter food items
• Add to cart, place orders, and track order status
• Newsletter subscription
• Admin dashboard for managing food items, orders, and users
• Responsive UI for web and mobile
• Email notifications (order, newsletter)

Tech Stack

• Frontend & Admin: React, Vite, CSS Modules
• Backend: Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Mongoose
• Other: JWT Auth, Nodemailer, REST API, dotenv

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Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Skrishna0703/Food-Del.git
cd Food-Del

2. Environment Variables

• Copy .env.example to .env in backend/ and fill in your MongoDB URI, JWT secret, and email credentials.
• (Optional) Add environment variables for frontend/admin if needed.

3. Install Dependencies

Open three terminals (or run sequentially):

# Backend
cd backend
npm install

# Frontend
cd ../frontend
npm install

# Admin
cd ../admin
npm install

4. Running the Apps

Backend (API Server)

cd backend
npm start

• Runs on http://localhost:5000 by default.

Frontend (User App)

cd frontend
npm run dev

• Runs on http://localhost:5173 by default.

Admin Dashboard

cd admin
npm run dev

• Runs on http://localhost:5174 by default (or as configured).

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Folder Overview

• admin/: React-based admin dashboard for managing food items, orders, and users.
• backend/: Express.js REST API, MongoDB models, authentication, and business logic.
• frontend/: User-facing React app for browsing, ordering, and account management.

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct and open issues or pull requests for improvements.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.