Welcome to the Multivendor Ecommerce Platform repository! This platform is designed to enable multiple vendors to sell their products through a single online marketplace. With a range of essential features, including user authentication, product management, shopping cart functionality, and order management, this platform aims to provide a seamless shopping experience for both vendors and customers.
- User Authentication: Secure authentication and authorization mechanisms for vendors and customers.
- Product Management: Intuitive interfaces for vendors to add, edit, and manage their products.
- Shopping Cart and Checkout: Seamless shopping experience with a fully functional shopping cart and integrated payment gateways for secure checkout.
- Order Management: Efficient order processing, tracking, and fulfillment functionalities.
- Search and Filtering: Robust search and filtering capabilities to help users discover products easily.
- Reviews and Ratings: Enable customers to leave reviews and ratings for products, enhancing trust and transparency.
- Notifications: Automated notifications for order updates, new products, and other relevant events.
- Analytics: Insights into sales performance, customer behavior, and other key metrics through integrated analytics tools.
- docs/: Contains documentation files such as installation guides, usage instructions, and API documentation.
- config/: Stores configuration files for different environments (development, production, staging).
- scripts/: Holds scripts for deployment and setup tasks.
- tests/: Includes directories for unit and integration tests.
- src/:
- frontend/: Frontend codebase with directories for public assets, source code, and a README.
- backend/: Backend codebase with directories for controllers, models, routes, services, and a README.
- assets/: Stores static assets like logos and images.
- .github/: Contains GitHub-specific configuration files, including CI/CD workflows and issue templates.
- .gitignore: Specifies intentionally untracked files to ignore.
- LICENSE: Includes the license for the project (e.g., MIT License).
To get started with the Multivendor Ecommerce Platform, follow these steps:
- Clone the repository to your local machine.
- Navigate to the project directory.
- Install dependencies by running
npm install
oryarn install
. - Configure the environment variables according to the provided sample configuration files in the
config/
directory. - Start the frontend and backend servers by running
npm start
oryarn start
. - Access the platform through your web browser at the specified address.
For detailed instructions on installation, usage, and API documentation, refer to the documentation files in the docs/
directory.
The project follows a structured roadmap for development, including phases for project setup, core functionality development, enhancements and scaling, testing and deployment, and maintenance and iteration. Refer to the roadmap section in the repository for more details.
Contributions to the project are welcome! Please refer to the contribution guidelines outlined in the CONTRIBUTING.md
file.
This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license. See the LICENSE
file for more details.