CODEIT

CODEIT is a course-selling web platform where users can browse and purchase educational courses, managed and operated by an admin. It provides a robust interface for users to buy courses and for the admin to manage course listings and user activities.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Tech Stack
• Installation
• Scripts
• Environment Variables
• Usage
• Contributing
• License

Features

• Users can browse and purchase courses.
• Admin can manage course listings, user roles, and view sales reports.
• Passwords are securely hashed using bcrypt.
• JWT-based authentication for secure user sessions.
• MongoDB as the primary database for storing users, courses, and transactions.

Tech Stack

• Node.js: Backend runtime environment.
• Express.js: Web framework for handling HTTP requests and routing.
• MongoDB & Mongoose: NoSQL database and ODM for managing data.
• bcrypt: Password hashing for secure user authentication.
• JWT (jsonwebtoken): For handling user authentication via tokens.
• Nodemon: Development tool for automatic server restarts on file changes.
• dotenv: For managing environment variables.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone 
   cd 

2. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root of your project and add the following environment variables:

   touch .env

   Sample content for the .env file:

   PORT=5000
   MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

4. Start the server:

   npm start

   The server will start and can be accessed at http://localhost:5000.

Scripts

• start: This will run the project using nodemon to automatically restart the server when file changes are detected.

  npm start

  Nodemon will watch the project for changes, making development easier.

Environment Variables

The application relies on a few key environment variables, which should be added to a .env file:

• PORT: The port on which the server will run (e.g., 5000).
• MONGO_URI: Your MongoDB connection URI.
• JWT_SECRET: The secret key for signing JSON Web Tokens (JWT).

Example .env file:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/codeit
JWT_SECRET=mysecretkey

Usage

1. User Features:

   • Users can register and log in.
   • Browse available courses.
   • Purchase courses via secure payment methods.
   • Leave reviews and feedback for purchased courses.

2. Admin Features:

   • Manage the course catalog (add, edit, remove courses).
   • Manage users (view, edit, remove users).
   • Access sales and performance reports.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps to contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/new-feature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/new-feature).
5. Open a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the ISC License.