🛒 Art&Craft Supplies eCommerce Platform

A full-stack MERN eCommerce app for browsing, managing, and ordering Art & Craft supplies. Admins control the store, users enjoy the shopping.

✨ Features

• 🔐 JWT-based secure authentication
• 📦 Admin dashboard for full product & order control
• 🖼️ Image upload support using Multer
• 🛒 Shopping cart and checkout flow
• 🤖 Floating AI Chatbot support
• 📊 Real-time order status updates
• 💎 Responsive, modern UI with Tailwind CSS

🏗️ Tech Stack

Layer	Technologies
Frontend
Backend
Database
Deployment

📸 Screenshots

Home Page	Product Details	Cart

Orders	Admin Dashboard	AI Chatbot

🔐 Test Credentials

Some features require login. Use the below credentials or register a new account.

👤 User Login:

• Email: sharad@gmail.com
• Password: 123

🛠️ Admin Login:

• Email: admin@gmail.com
• Password: 123

⚙️ Installation

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/sharadj19/artcraft.git

# Backend setup
cd backend
npm install
node server.js

# Frontend setup
cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev   # for development env
npm run build # for production env

📁 Folder Structure

root/
│
├── backend/
│   ├── models/
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── uploads/
│   ├── middleware/
│   └── server.js
│
├── frontend/
│   ├── public/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/
│   │   ├── pages/
│   │   ├── context/
│   │   ├── utils/
│   │   └── App.jsx

👨‍💻 Author

Sharad Chandel

📜 License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.
See the LICENSE file for full details.

🤝 Contribution

Pull requests are welcome! If you're planning major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you want to change.

🎨 Built for creators, built by one.