iradukunda12/sellEase

SellEase is a mobile-first eCommerce and live sales platform designed to empower youth entrepreneurs and small business owners in Africa and beyond. With SellEase, users can create mini-shops, showcase products, go live to sell in real-time, and accept orders via chat all from their phone. # 📱 sellEase – Mobile eCommerce & Live Sales for Youth Entrepreneurs sellEase is a mobile-first eCommerce and live sales platform designed to empower youth entrepreneurs and small business owners in Africa and beyond. With sellEase, users can create mini-shops, showcase products, go live to sell in real-time, and accept orders via chat — all from their phone. This full-stack project is built using **Flutter (Riverpod)** for the frontend, **Express.js** for the backend, and **MongoDB** as the database. --- ## 🛠 Tech Stack | Layer | Stack | |---------------|----------------------------| | Mobile App | Flutter + Riverpod | | Backend API | Node.js + Express.js | | Database | MongoDB + Mongoose | | Auth | JWT | | Media Uploads | Cloudinary / Multer | | DevOps | GitHub Actions, Docker | --- ## 🎯 Features ### MVP - ✅ User Registration & Login - ✅ Seller profile & shop setup - ✅ Product listing (name, image, price, description, stock) - ✅ Live video selling interface (mocked in MVP) - ✅ Chat-based order system (simplified) - ✅ Cloud image uploads - ✅ Simple admin dashboard for sellers - ✅ Mobile-first UI with clean architecture (Flutter) ### Post-MVP (Future Enhancements) - 🎥 Real-time live video & reactions - 📊 Analytics dashboard for sellers - 💵 Mobile money integration (MTN, Airtel) - 🛍 Shop links for sharing - 🌍 Multilingual support (Kinyarwanda, English) - 🚚 Order tracking & delivery integration - 📲 Progressive Web App (PWA) version - 🔔 Notifications (push & in-app) - 💬 Reviews & ratings ```bash cd sellEase flutter pub get flutter run