🏠 ArchitectureMart - The Home Architecture Design Marketplace

ArchitectureMart is a full-stack MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) based web application built for selling home architecture designs. This project allows non-tech users (like designers or architects) to easily upload and sell their house design blueprints online, while customers can browse, purchase, and download designs with ease.

🛠️ About the Project

This platform was built for a friend who wanted a simple yet powerful way to sell architecture designs online. It includes:

• A secure admin panel (protected with a password known only to the site owner).
• A smooth user experience where anyone can:
  • View all available home designs
  • Add designs to cart
  • Make payments securely
  • Automatically download the purchased design as a PDF
• Complete responsive design for mobile, tablet, and desktop.

🔥 Key Features

• 🔐 Password-Protected Admin Panel
• 🧾 Add to Cart & Checkout System
• 💳 Cashfree Payment Gateway Integration
• 📥 Auto PDF Download on Successful Purchase
• 👤 User Authentication
• 🧑‍💻 Secure Admin Access
• 📱 Fully Responsive Design

🧱 Tech Stack

🔧 Frontend:

• React.js
• React Router
• Axios
• TailwindCSS
• Redux
• JWT for authentication

🚀 Backend:

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB + Mongoose
• JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
• Cashfree Payments SDK
• Multer

🌐 How It Works

1. Visitors can browse all available home designs.
2. To purchase, users must log in or sign up.
3. Upon successful payment, a PDF version of the design is auto-downloaded.
4. Admins can log in using a secret password and upload new products easily.
5. All data is managed through MongoDB.

📁 Example .env Files

🔐 Frontend (frontend/.env)

REACT_APP_ADMIN_PASSWORD=example_password
REACT_APP_CASHFREE_APP_ID=your_cashfree_app_id

🔐 Backend (backend/.env)

MONGO_CONN=mongo_conn_string
PORT=5000
JWT_SECRET=example_secret
CASHFREE_APP_ID=example_cashfree_app_id
CASHFREE_SECRET_KEY=example_secret_key
CASHFREE_API_URL=example_api_key
WEBHOOK_URL=example_webhook_url_com
NODE_ENV=_test_or_production