IoTBay Web Application

This is a web-based IoT device management and purchasing application developed using JSP, JavaBeans (MVC Model), Maven, and Jetty server.

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🚀 How to Deploy and Run the Project

1. Prerequisites

• Java JDK 8 or higher installed
• Maven installed
• Internet connection to download Maven dependencies
• (Optional) IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, or VS Code for editing

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2. Project Setup

1. Build the Project
   In the project root directory (where pom.xml is located), run:

   mvn clean install

2. Run Using Maven Jetty Plugin
   Start the Jetty server directly with:

   mvn jetty:run

3. Access the Application
   Open your browser and visit:

   http://localhost:8080/
   

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3. Project Structure

/src/main/java/model/         → JavaBeans (data models like User.java, Product.java, Order.java, etc.)
/src/main/resources/          → (reserved for config files if needed)
/src/main/webapp/             → Frontend files (JSP + assets)
/src/main/webapp/components/  → Reusable JSP components (header.jsp, footer.jsp)
/src/main/webapp/css/         → CSS files (e.g., styles.css)
/src/main/webapp/images/      → Image assets
/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/     → Protected resources (web.xml, etc.)
/src/main/webapp/index.jsp    → Landing page (Home)
/src/main/webapp/login.jsp    → Login page
/src/main/webapp/logout.jsp   → Logout page
/src/main/webapp/register.jsp → Registration page
/src/main/webapp/welcome.jsp  → Welcome page
/pom.xml                      → Maven configuration file
/target/                      → Compiled build output (generated automatically)

• Controllers: Handle HTTP requests (Servlets)
• Models: JavaBeans representing entities like User, Product, Order
• Views: JSP pages

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4. Common Commands

Task	Command
Clean project	mvn clean
Compile project	mvn compile
Package WAR file	mvn package
Run project	mvn jetty:run

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5. Stopping the Server

To stop Jetty server, simply press:
Ctrl + C in your terminal.

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6. Notes

• Default server port: 8080
• If 8080 is already in use, you can change it by adding this to your pom.xml under <configuration>:

  <httpConnector>
    <port>8090</port>
  </httpConnector>

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🛠 Technologies Used

• Java (JSP + Servlets)
• Maven
• Jetty Maven Plugin
• HTML/CSS (inside JSPs)
• MVC architecture

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📄 License

This project is for academic purposes.