Booking App

A full-stack MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js) application that allows users to search, locate hotels, and make reservations.

🌐 Live Demo

Visit the deployed application at: Booking App

🚀 Features

• User authentication and authorization
• Hotel search and filtering
• Room availability checking
• Secure payment processing
• Booking management
• Admin dashboard for hotel management
• Responsive design for all devices

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• Authentication: JWT
• Styling: CSS/SCSS

📁 Project Structure

booking-app/
├── client/          # Frontend React application
├── api/             # Backend Node.js/Express server
├── admin/           # Admin dashboard
└── node_modules/    # Dependencies

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• MongoDB
• npm or yarn

Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/booking-app.git
cd booking-app

2. Install dependencies

# Install backend dependencies
cd api
npm install

# Install frontend dependencies
cd ../client
npm install

# Install admin dashboard dependencies
cd ../admin
npm install

3. Set up environment variables Create a .env file in the api directory with the following variables:

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
PORT=5000

4. Start the application

# Start backend server
cd api
npm start

# Start frontend application
cd client
npm start

# Start admin dashboard
cd admin
npm start

🔒 Environment Variables

Make sure to set up the following environment variables:

• MONGODB_URI: Your MongoDB connection string
• JWT_SECRET: Secret key for JWT authentication
• PORT: Server port (default: 5000)

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

👥 Authors

• Vishal Patel