A full-stack chocolate e-commerce platform built with React.js frontend and Node.js backend, featuring user authentication, product management, shopping cart, order processing, and PayPal payment(sandbox) integration.

• Website: https://chocolatey.raspberryip.com/

Customer: Product catalog, user authentication, shopping cart, order management, PayPal payments, order tracking, user profiles.

Admin: Product management, user management, order management, admin dashboard.

🖥️ Frontend: React.js, Redux, React Router, Bootstrap, Axios, SCSS, CRACO.

⚙️ Backend: Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, Mongoose, JWT, bcryptjs, Multer, PayPal SDK.

🐳 DevOps: Docker,MongoDB Atlas, Multi-platform builds(Linux AMD64/ARM64 support).

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• MongoDB Atlas account or local MongoDB
• PayPal Developer account (for payments via sandbox)

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/Chocolatey-Ecommerce-Website.git
   cd Chocolatey-Ecommerce-Website

2. Install backend dependencies

   cd backend
   npm install

3. Install frontend dependencies

   cd frontend
   npm install

4. Environment Setup

   Create a .env file in the backend directory:

   PORT=5050
   NODE_ENV=development
   MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   JWT_TOKEN=your_jwt_secret
   PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID=your_paypal_client_id
   PAYPAL_SECRET_ID=your_paypal_secret_id

   Create a .env file in the frontend directory:

   REACT_APP_API_URL=http://localhost:5050

5. Database Setup

   cd backend
   npm run data:import  # Import sample data

Note: Make sure to set isAdmin: true in MongoDB for admin users.

# Run both frontend and backend concurrently
cd backend
npm run dev

# Backend only
cd backend
npm start

# Frontend only
cd frontend
npm start

The application will be available at:

• Backend: http://localhost:5050
• Frontend: http://localhost:3000

1. Build the application

   ./script.sh

2. Deploy with Docker Compose

   cd deployment
   docker compose up -d

# Build image
docker build -t chocolatey-backend:v0.0.1 .

# Run container
docker run -p 5050:5050 --name chocolatey-backend --env-file .env chocolatey-backend:v0.0.1

• npm start - Start production server
• npm run server - Start development server with nodemon
• npm run dev - Start both frontend and backend
• npm run data:import - Import sample data to database
• npm run data:destroy - Clear database

• npm start - Start development server
• npm run build - Build for production
• npm test - Run tests

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