📚 Book Store

A full-stack Book Store application built as a dynamic project using the MERN Stack.
The application helps manage users, books, and authentication with email verification with notifications.

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✅ Deployment

Backend

The backend is deployed and can be accessed at

https://book-store-mern-stack-bewg.onrender.com

Frontend

The frontend is deployed and can be accessed at

https://book-store-mern-stack-prj.vercel.app/

🚀 Features

• User Registration & Login
• Email Verification using OTP
• Secure Authentication (JWT)
• Book Management (Add / View / Update)
• MongoDB Database Integration
• Clean and Responsive UI
• Environment-based Configuration
• Ready for Deployment

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• React (Vite)
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Nodemailer (Email Service)
• JWT Authentication

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🔐 Email Verification

• OTP-based email verification implemented
• Gmail App Password used for secure email sending
• Nodemailer configured with environment variables

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📖 How to Use

Prerequisites

• Node.js installed
• MongoDB database running
• Gmail App Password for email verification

📂 Project Structure

Book-Store/
├── backend/
│   ├── controllers/
│   ├── models/
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── middleware/
│   ├── config/
│   ├── utils/
│   ├── .env
│   └── server.js
├── frontend/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/
│   │   ├── pages/
│   │   ├── context/
│   │   ├── utils/
│   │   └── App.jsx
│   ├── index.html
│   └── vite.config.js
└── README.md

⚙️ Configuration

Backend Setup

1. Navigate to the backend directory:

   cd backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file with the following variables:

   MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   PORT=5000
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
   EMAIL_USER=your_gmail_email
   EMAIL_PASS=your_gmail_app_password
   

4. Start the backend server:

   npm run dev

   (For production: npm start)

Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the frontend directory:

   cd frontend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the development server:

   npm run dev

4. Open your browser and navigate to the displayed local URL (usually http://localhost:5173)

Building for Production

To build the frontend for production:

npm run build

🚩 API EndPoints

Backend API EndPoints

POST /api/v1/auth/register - Register a new user
POST /api/v1/auth/login - Login user
POST /api/v1/auth/verify-otp - Verify OTP
POST /api/v1/auth/forgot-password - Forgot password
PUT /api/v1/auth/reset-password - Reset password
GET /api/v1/auth/me - Get current user
GET /api/v1/auth/logout - Logout user

🔷 Conclusion

This project demonstrates a complete full-stack application with modern web development write the code and secure authentication mechanisms.