Technologies
The Problem
Small local businesses need an online store and a manageable administration system for products, orders and customers, without requiring separate disconnected tools.
The Approach
Developed a multi-application e-commerce system with a customer-facing store, a separate admin panel and a Node.js REST API. The platform supports product discovery, cart management, order operations, image handling and role-based administration.
Architecture
The repository is organized into three applications: a React and Vite client storefront, a React-based admin dashboard and an Express backend. The backend uses MongoDB with Mongoose for persistence, JWT and bcrypt for authentication, and Cloudinary with Multer for product-file handling.
Key Features
- —Customer product catalog and category-based filtering
- —Shopping cart and checkout interface
- —Separate administrative dashboard
- —Product inventory management
- —Order-processing workflow
- —User-account monitoring
- —JWT-based authentication and authorization
- —Responsive mobile-first user interface
- —Cloudinary and Multer integration for file uploads
Technical Challenges
Maintaining clear separation between customer and administrator workflows while ensuring that backend authorization securely protects management operations.
Result
Delivered a scalable e-commerce foundation with dedicated storefront and management interfaces backed by a secure RESTful API.
Learnings
Gained deeper experience in multi-application React architecture, protected API design, role-based access control, inventory-oriented data modeling and responsive interface development using Tailwind CSS and Material UI.
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