ashraf-kabir / mern-ecommerce

MERN Stack ecommerce site

mern-ecommerce

Frontend-> React JS

Backend-> Node JS & Express JS

Database-> MongoDB

Installation process

1. clone the repo using this command

   git clone https://github.com/ashraf-kabir/mern-ecommerce.git

2. install npm packages

   1. install backend packages

   cd mern-ecommerce
   npm install

   2. install frontend packages

   cd client
   npm install

3. go to the parent folder of mern-ecommerce & create .env for connection, JWT_SECRET, BRAINTREE_MERCHANT_ID, BRAINTREE_PUBLIC_KEY and BRAINTREE_PRIVATE_KEY.

   cd mern-ecommerce
   sudo nano .env

   (ctrl+x to save & nano follow instruction there)

   sample code for backend .env

   MONGODB_URI=YOUR_MONGODB_URI
   JWT_SECRET=YOUR_JWT_SECRET
   BRAINTREE_MERCHANT_ID=YOUR_BRAINTREE_MERCHANT_ID
   BRAINTREE_PUBLIC_KEY=YOUR_BRAINTREE_PUBLIC_KEY
   BRAINTREE_PRIVATE_KEY=YOUR_BRAINTREE_PRIVATE_KEY

4. create another .env file inside client directory for REACT_APP_API_URL.

   cd mern-ecommerce/client
   sudo nano .env

   sample code for frontend .env

   REACT_APP_API_URL=YOUR_API_URL

   Instructions:

   1. for mongodb atlas database creation follow this tutorial->https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKyag6t98g8
   2. you can use any random string as JWTSECRET
   3. for localhost REACT_APP_API_URL is http://localhost:5000/api but for heroku (server deployment) it will be different

   4. note: add .env on .gitignore

   5. for server deployment use secrets directly

5. deploy this project on your local server by using this command

   cd mern-ecommerce
   npm run dev

   note: both backend & frontend server will start at once with the above command.

6. Database Structure: (Table: columns)

   1. categories: _id, name, createdAt, updatedAt;
   2. orders: _id, status, products (Array), transaction_id, amount, address, user (Object), createdAt, updatedAt
   3. products: _id, photo (Object), sold, name, description, price, category, shipping, quantity, createdAt, updatedAt
   4. users: _id, role, history (Array), name, email, salt, hashed_password, createdAt, updatedAt

App Description:

1. user can view all products
2. user can view single product
3. user can search products and view products by category and price range
4. user can add to cart checkout products using credit card info
5. user can register & sign in
6. admin can create, edit, update & delete products
7. admin can create categories
8. admin can view ordered products
9. admin can change the status of a product (processing, shipped, delivered, etc.)

6. Deployed on
   https://ecommerce-ak.herokuapp.com/
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