ToleeraaImmiruu/Delala-E-commerce-platform

: 🌟 Delala.com – Fast, Secure, and Hassle-Free Car Marketplace Delala.com is your ultimate online platform for buying and selling cars in Ethiopia. We make the car shopping experience simple, secure, and stress-free. 🚗 Delala.com Backend – Car Marketplace API A clean and developer-friendly Node.js + Express + MongoDB backend for the Delala.com platform. This project is a starter template for building car marketplace platforms focused solely on cars. 🌟 Features ✅ JWT Authentication (Register, Login, Logout) ✅ Secure password hashing with bcrypt ✅ Car management: Add, update, delete, view cars ✅ Image uploads via Cloudinary + Multer ✅ MongoDB with Mongoose models ✅ Role-based access (user vs admin) ✅ Clean & modular code structure ✅ Ready to connect with frontend at localhost ⚙️ Installation 1️⃣ Clone the repository git clone github.com cd delala-backend 2️⃣ Install dependencies npm install 3️⃣ Setup environment variables Create a .env file in the root folder: PORT=5000 MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key CLOUD_NAME=your_cloudinary_name CLOUD_API_KEY=your_cloudinary_api_key CLOUD_API_SECRET=your_cloudinary_api_secret 4️⃣ Run the server # Development npm run dev # Production npm start Server runs at: localhost 🚀 API Endpoints Auth Routes (/api/auth) Method Endpoint Description POST /register Register new user POST /login Login user + get JWT POST /logout Logout user Car Routes (/api/cars) Method Endpoint Description POST / Add new car (authenticated, with image) GET / Get all cars GET /:id Get single car by ID PUT /:id Update car (only owner can update) DELETE /:id Delete car (owner or admin only) 🛠️ Tech Stack Backend: Node.js, Express.js Database: MongoDB + Mongoose Authentication: JWT + bcrypt Image Storage: Cloudinary + Multer Frontend: Vite + React (runs on localhost ) 🤝 Contributing Want to improve the project? Fork the repository Create a new branch Make your changes Submit a pull request 🚀 📜 License MIT License © 2025 Delala.com