README.md – Backend

🌾 AGRI-HOPE Marketplace – Backend

This is the backend repository for the AGRI-HOPE Marketplace Platform.

🚀 Tech Stack

• Nest.js + TypeScript
• MongoDB (Mongoose) for database
• JWT + Passport for authentication
• Axios-compatible APIs for frontend communication
• Vercel / Render for deployment

📌 Features

• User Authentication (Login/Register for Buyers & Vendors)
• Vendor Management: profile, product/service CRUD
• Buyer Management: orders, transaction tracking
• Admin Dashboard: oversee users and transactions
• API endpoints for frontend integration
• Optional: AI assistant integration

📂 Folder Structure

• src/ → Main source code
  • auth/ → Authentication module (JWT, guards, strategies)
  • users/ → User module (Buyer, Vendor, Admin profiles)
  • products/ → Product CRUD APIs
  • orders/ → Transactions / Order management
  • common/ → Shared DTOs, pipes, filters, utils
  • config/ → Environment configuration
• test/ → Unit / e2e tests
• .env.example → Sample environment variables
• README.md → Project documentation
• package.json → Dependencies and scripts

▶️ Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-org/marketplace-backend.git
cd marketplace-backend


Install dependencies

npm install


Setup environment variables

cp .env.example .env


Example .env:

MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/agrihope
JWT_SECRET=yourSecretKey
PORT=5000


Run development server

npm run start:dev


Open http://localhost:5000
 to see the API (Swagger or test routes).

Build for production

npm run build
npm run start:prod

🌍 Deployment

Recommended platforms: Vercel (serverless functions), Render, or any Node.js hosting.

Push to main branch → auto-deploy (configure environment variables on host).

👥 Contributors

Backend Team