🌍 Wanderlust

A full-stack travel listing web application where users can explore destinations, create and manage listings, share reviews, and discover places through interactive maps.

🚀 Features

• 🔐 User Authentication – Secure sign-up, login, and logout with Passport.js
• 📝 Listings – Create, edit, and delete travel destination listings
• ⭐ Reviews – Leave reviews and ratings for destinations
• 🔎 Search & Filter – Easily find listings based on preferences
• 🗺 Map Integration – Interactive maps powered by Mapbox
• 📸 Image Uploads – Upload and manage images with Multer + Cloudinary
• 🎨 Responsive UI – Clean and mobile-friendly design with Bootstrap
• ⚡ Error Handling – Smooth user experience with proper error handling

🛠 Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Frontend: EJS + Bootstrap
• Database: MongoDB (Mongoose)
• Authentication: Passport.js
• Image Storage: Multer, Cloudinary
• Maps: Mapbox
• Architecture: MVC

📂 Project Structure

Wanderlust/
├── controllers/ # Handles controller logic
├── init/ # Application initialization scripts/config
├── models/ # Mongoose schemas/models
├── public/ # Static assets 
├── routes/ # Express route handlers
├── utils/ # Utility functions and middleware
├── views/ # EJS template files
├── app.js # Main server entry point
├── cloudConfig.js # Cloudinary configuration for image uploads
├── middleware.js # Custom middleware 
├── schema.js # Validation schemas 
├── package.json # Project dependencies & scripts
└── package-lock.json # Locked dependency versions

⚙️ Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/Prashasthaa/WanderLust.git
   cd WanderLust

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Create a .env file and add the following:

   CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloudinary_name
   CLOUDINARY_KEY=your_cloudinary_key
   CLOUDINARY_SECRET=your_cloudinary_secret
   MAPBOX_TOKEN=your_mapbox_token
   MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection
   SESSION_SECRET=your_session_secret

4. Run the app

   nodemon app.js

5. Visit:

   http://localhost:3000
   

🎓 Learning Outcomes

• Full-stack development using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB
• Image upload & storage with Multer + Cloudinary
• Secure authentication with Passport.js & password hashing
• MVC architecture for scalability
• Error handling & validation for better UX
• Mapbox integration for location-based features

🙏 Acknowledgements

Special thanks to Shradha Khapra for guidance throughout the learning journey.

🔗 Links

• Live Demo: https://wanderlust-5zas.onrender.com/listings
• GitHub Repo: https://github.com/Prashasthaa/WanderLust