malikalrizky-zz / ecommerce-pern-client

ecommerce-pern-app-client

PERN app to provide typical functionality found in an ecommerce website. Users can create accounts, view products, add products to a cart, and place/view orders.

Running the app

To run locally, npm install, then npm run dev

This project requires a PostgreSQL database to be running locally. Reference the ERD diagram located in the resources folder of this repo to view the structure of the tables. You can use pgAdmin to interact with the database manually.

This repo includes an example.env file that contains important environment variables for reference. Make sure to create a .env file and include all variables found in the example.env file, replacing the example values with those specific to your environment/needs.

To easily populate your database with the requisite tables, npm run create-db. This will create tables in your database if they do not already exist. The configuration for this script can be found in the setupDatabase.js file located in the server folder of this project.

Once the app is running locally, you can access it in a browser at http://localhost:<your-port>

Resources

• REST Architecture
• Using pgAdmin
• React Documentation
• Redux Documentation
• Redux Toolkit Documentation

Options for Extension

• Add the ability to save payment methods for future purchases
• Add ability to favorite products for later
• Add ability to share product/purchase on social media
• Create a CMS for managing products and other administrative data