🛍️ E-commerce App

An elegant and fully-featured e-commerce platform built using the MERN Stack, styled with Tailwind CSS, and integrated with Stripe for seamless payment processing.

🚀 Live Demo

Check out the live version: link

✨ Features

• User Authentication: Secure user sign-up, login, and authentication.
• Admin Dashboard: Manage products, orders, and users.
• Product Management: Add, update, and delete products.
• Cart & Checkout: Fully functional cart and checkout process.
• Stripe Integration: Safe and secure online payments using Stripe.
• Responsive Design: Optimized for mobile and desktop using Tailwind CSS.

🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend:

• React.js : Fast, dynamic, and responsive UI.
• Tailwind CSS : Utility-first CSS framework for styling.
• React Router DOM : For routing.

Backend:

• Node.js: Server-side runtime.
• Express.js: Web framework for Node.js.
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing user, product, and order data.
• Mongoose: MongoDB object modeling for Node.js.
• Stripe: Payment processing.

⚙️ Installation & Setup

To get a local copy up and running, follow these simple steps.

Prerequisites

• Node.js installed
• MongoDB Atlas account for remote database
• Stripe account for payment processing.

Backend Setup

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Kushalchavan/e-commerce-mern.git

Install dependencies:

cd backend
npm install

Create a .env file and add the following:

MONGODB_URI=your-mongodb-url

# cloudinary
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your-cloudinary-key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET_KEY=your-cloudinary-api-key
CLOUDINARY_NAME=your-cloudinary-name

JWT_SECRET=reiqrepioqe

# for admin login
ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@zara.com
ADMIN_PASSWORD=qwerty123


STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=syour-stripe-key

Start the backend server:

npm run dev

Frontend Setup

Install frontend dependencies:

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cd frontend
npm install

Start the frontend development server:

npm run dev

💳 Stripe Payment Integration

For secure online payments, the app is integrated with Stripe. Ensure to set up a Stripe account and use your STRIPE_SECRET_KEY in the backend.

🛡️ Security

• User passwords are hashed using bcrypt.
• JWT-based authentication for user sessions.
• Stripe handles sensitive payment information.

🤝 Contributing

Feel free to fork this repository and contribute by submitting a pull request.

📝 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.