The eShop App is a full-stack web application that allows users to authenticate and shop for various products. With an interactive front-end, users can browse through product listings, add items to their cart, and proceed to checkout. The backend handles user registration, login, and checkout processes, ensuring e-commerce platform.

• Prerequisites
• Tech Stack
• Getting Started

Before diving into the eShop App, you'll need to have the following tools installed on your system:

• Node.js - Version 16.3.0 or higher
• npm - Node.js package manager

The application is crafted using a combination of the following technologies:

• Node.js: For server-side logic.
• Express.js: Web framework for creating API endpoints.
• Mongoose: For schema-based solution to model application data.
• jsonwebtoken: To create encoded JWTs for auth.
• bcrypt: For password hashing and security.

• React: To build a dynamic user interface.
• axios: For making HTTP requests from the frontend.
• react-router-dom: For routing and navigation.
• react-icons: To enhance the UI with icons.

Follow these instructions to get your copy of the eShop App up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/elenejavakhishvili638/eShop.git
   

2. Change to the project directory:

   cd eShop

3. For backend setup, navigate to the backend directory and run:

   npm install

4. Create a .env file in the project root for the backend. Configure the necessary environment variables, including the MongoDB connection URI, JWT secret, and other pertinent details.

5. Start the backend server:

   npm run dev

6. For frontend setup, navigate to the frontend directory and run:

   npm install

7. Start the frontend development server:

   npm run dev

The eShop application should now be running locally. By default, the backend should be at http://localhost:3001 and frontend at http://localhost:3000.