MERN Stack Ecommerce Application 🛒

This is a MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) stack-based e-commerce web application. It provides a REST API for managing products, users, and orders, and it also includes a client-side interface for users to browse and make purchases.

Features 🌟

• User authentication and authorization 🔐
• Product catalog with product details and images 📦📷
• Shopping cart functionality 🛒
• Secure payment processing using Braintree 💳
• Order management 📋
• User profile management 👤
• Responsive design for mobile and desktop devices 📱💻

Installation 🚀

Prerequisites 📋

You should have the following software installed on your machine:

• Node.js
• MongoDB

Clone the Repository 🧬

git clone https://github.com/Ganeshshinde-2003/MERN-Stack-Ecommerce
cd mernstackecommerce
### Install Dependencies 📦

To install the necessary dependencies, run the following commands:

# Install server-side dependencies
## Configure Environment Variables ⚙️

Create a .env file in the root directory of the project and add the following environment variables:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_uri
SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key
BRAINTREE_MERCHANT_ID=your_braintree_merchant_id
BRAINTREE_PUBLIC_KEY=your_braintree_public_key
BRAINTREE_PRIVATE_KEY=your_braintree_private_key
## Start the Application ▶️

To run both the server and client concurrently, use the following command:

npm run dev
## Start the Application ▶️

To run both the server and client concurrently, use the following command:

npm run dev
## API Endpoints 🚀

Here are the available API endpoints:

• GET /api/products: Get a list of all products.
• GET /api/products/:id: Get details of a specific product.
• POST /api/products: Create a new product (admin only).
• PUT /api/products/:id: Update a product (admin only).
• DELETE /api/products/:id: Delete a product (admin only).
• POST /api/users/login: User login 📝

Feel free to replace placeholders like yourusername, your_mongodb_uri, your_secret_key, your_braintree_merchant_id, your_braintree_public_key, and your_braintree_private_key with your actual values.

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npm install

Install client-side dependencies

cd client
npm install