WonderLust is a production-ready, Airbnb-inspired accommodation booking web application built using Node.js, Express, MongoDB Atlas, EJS, Passport, and Cloudinary.
This project demonstrates real-world full-stack architecture including authentication, session management, image uploads, MVC structure, and cloud database integration. 🚀 Live Project:https://wonderlust-rfqs.onrender.com 💻 Developed by: Abhishek kumar Pandey (A.K) ✨ Features
🔐 User Authentication (Signup/Login/Logout) 🏠 Create, Edit, Delete Listings 🖼 Image Uploads with Cloudinary 🧭 Map Integration for location display 💬 Flash messages & session handling 🧩 MVC Project Structure 🌐 MongoDB Atlas Cloud Database 🎨 EJS Templating with Responsive UI 🔒 Secure Environment Variables with dotenv 🚀 Ready for Deployment (Render)
🛠 Tech Stack Technology Usage Node.js Backend runtime Express.js Server framework MongoDB Atlas Cloud database Mongoose ODM for MongoDB EJS Templating engine Passport.js Authentication Cloudinary Image storage Express Session Session management Connect Flash Notifications
📁 Project Structure backend/ │ ├── models/ ├── routes/ ├── controllers/ ├── views/ ├── public/ ├── utils/ ├── app.js ├── cloudConfig.js └── package.json
⚙️ Environment Variables Create a .env file in root: ATLASDB_URL=your_mongodb_connection_string CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=xxxx CLOUDINARY_KEY=xxxx CLOUDINARY_SECRET=xxxx SESSION_SECRET=your_secret
Visit: http://localhost:8080
🚀 Deployment (Render) This project is configured to be easily deployed on Render. Steps: Push repo to GitHub Create Web Service on Render Add environment variables Deploy
🧠 What This Project Demonstrates Real-world full stack development Secure authentication flow Cloud image management MVC architecture Production deployment readiness Handling real networking, DNS, and Atlas connectivity issues
📌 Future Improvements Reviews & Ratings system Search & Filters Booking functionality Admin dashboard UI/UX enhancements
📜 License This project is for educational and portfolio purposes.
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