E-commerce-App

Backend service that manages users, products, and orders. It is built with NodeJS and Express, uses MongoDB for data storage, and provides a RESTful API for client interactions. Also JWT for authentication.

Features

• User registration and authentication
• Product management (CRUD operations)
• Order management
• Secure password handling with AES encryption
• Authentication using JSON Web Tokens (JWT)

Tools and Libraries

• NodeJS: JavaScript runtime for building server-side applications
• Express: Web framework for NodeJS
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing application data
• Mongoose: ODM for MongoDB
• CryptoJS: Library for encryption and decryption
• Nodemon: Utility to automatically restart the server on code changes
• Dotenv: Module to load environment variables from a .env file
• JWT (jsonwebtoken)

Setup and Installation

Prerequisites

• NodeJS (v14 or higher)
• MongoDB (v4 or higher)
• npm (v6 or higher)

Installation Steps

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/sohaibssb/E-commerce-App.git
   cd E-commerce-App

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Create a .env file

   touch .env

   Add the following environment variables to the .env file:

   MONGO_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/ecommerce
   PASS_SEC=your_secret_key
   

4. Run the application

   npm start

   The server will start on http://localhost:5000