Elevatemart eCommerce Platform

Elevatemart is a full-featured eCommerce platform built with the MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) stack. This project was developed as an internship project, showcasing a modern and efficient online shopping experience.

Features

• User authentication and authorization
• Product browsing and searching
• Shopping cart functionality
• Checkout process
• Order management
• User profile and order history
• Admin panel for product and user management

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• MongoDB
• npm

Environment Variables

Rename .env.example to .env and update the variables:

NODE_ENV = development
PORT = 5000
MONGO_URI = your_mongodb_uri
JWT_SECRET = your_jwt_secret

Installation

1. Install server dependencies:

   npm install
   

2. Install client dependencies:

   cd frontend
   npm install
   

Running the Application

From the root directory:

npm run dev

This command will start both the server and the client concurrently.

For Admin (Rijon):

• On production, use:

  "scripts": {
    "dev": "concurrently \"npm run server\" \"npm run client\""
  }
  

• On development, use:

  "scripts": {
    "dev": "concurrently \"npm run server\" \"npm run client:dev\""
  }
  

Project Structure

• backend/: Server-side code
• frontend/: Client-side code
• uploads/: Storage for uploaded images
• docs/: Project documentation and assets

Technologies Used

• Frontend: NEXT, Redux, Tailwind
• Backend: Node.js, Express
• Database: MongoDB
• Authentication: JSON Web Tokens (JWT)

Branching Strategy

We follow a specific branching strategy for our development process:

sprint-01-[feature-name]-[frontend/backend]-[developer-name]

Example:

sprint-01-registration-frontend-jumael

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.