Simple E-commerce

Simple E-commerce is a straightforward e-commerce application developed using NEXT.js. It includes essential pages such as Home, Product, and Cart, along with a seamless checkout process integrated with Stripe.

Features

Home Page: Provides an overview of the available products.
Product Page: Displays detailed information about a selected product.
Cart Page: Allows users to review and manage items added to the cart.
Checkout Process: Seamlessly integrates with Stripe for secure and efficient payment processing.

Demo Project

This project serves as a demonstration for a portfolio and showcases the use of NEXT.js and React. It is intended to illustrate the experienced utilization of these technologies and does not represent a fully functional production-ready e-commerce solution.

Next Features

The following features are planned to be added in future iterations:

State Management: Implement a robust state management solution (e.g., Redux) to efficiently manage the application state.
User Management with NextAuth: Integrate NextAuth for user authentication and authorization to enhance security and user experience.
Additional Payment Gateways: Add support for more payment gateways to offer users more payment options.
Product Reviews and Ratings: Allow users to leave reviews and ratings for products to enhance the shopping experience.

Technologies Used

NEXT.js: A React framework for building server-side rendered React applications.
React: A JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
Stripe: A payment processing platform for online transactions.

Getting Started

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

Prerequisites

Node.js installed on your local machine.
Stripe account for handling payments (API keys required).

Installation

Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/SamantaPM/simple-ecommerce.git

Navigate to the project directory
```
cd simple-ecommerce
```
Install dependencies
```
npm install
```
Set up environment variables
- Create a .env.local file in the root directory.
- Add your Stripe API keys to the .env.local file.
```
NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_PUBLIC_KEY=your_stripe_public_key
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=your_stripe_secret_key
```

Usage

Start the development server
Open your browser and visit http://localhost:3000 to see the application.

Deployment

To deploy the Simple Ecommerce application, follow the deployment instructions provided by Next.js for your preferred hosting platform.

License

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

SamantaPM / simple-ecommerce