MERN-ecommerce

Welcome to the MERN E-commerce Website! This platform allows three types of users: admin, vendor, and customer, each with specific roles and capabilities.

Features

• Admin:

  • Approve products added by vendors.
  • Manage business orders and transactions.
  • view all vendors
  • disable vendor
  • Act as customer

• Vendor:

  • Send new products to admin for approval.
  • Edit existing products and save them as drafts.
  • Submit products for admin approval.
  • View business orders and transactions.
  • View order status for customers
  • View profit from all orders
  • View their own products
  • Add images for products
  • Act as customer

• Customer:

  • Browse and view all products available.
  • View product details on a dedicated page.
  • Add products to the cart and proceed to checkout.
  • View and manage the cart.
  • View order history and status.
  • View order status
  • Cancel order within 24 hours

Technologies Used

• MongoDB: Database for storing product and user information.
• Express.js: Backend framework for handling requests and APIs.
• React.js: Frontend library for building user interfaces.
• Node.js: Runtime environment for server-side JavaScript.
• Redux: State management for React applications.
• Authentication & Authorization: Implement user roles and permissions.

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/Amanjot-Kaur-Narang/MERN-ecommerce.git
2. Navigate to the project directory: cd MERN-ecommerce
3. Install server dependencies: npm install
4. Navigate to the client directory: cd client
5. Install client dependencies: npm install
6. Return to the project directory: cd ..

Configuration

1. Create a .env file in the project root.
2. Add necessary environment variable: PORT and MONGO_URL and firebase configuration for login through google, image url generation