🚗 Car Rental Application

A full‑stack Car Rental Application that allows users to browse cars, book rentals, manage reservations, and handle payments efficiently. This project is designed with scalability, clean architecture, and real‑world use cases in mind.

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📌 Features

👤 User Features

• User authentication (Sign up / Login)
• Browse available cars with details (price, type, availability)
• Search & filter cars (by category, price, date)
• Book a car for a specific date range
• View booking history
• Cancel bookings (based on policy)

🚘 Admin Features

• Add, update, and delete car listings
• Manage bookings and users
• Update car availability
• Dashboard for monitoring rentals

💳 Optional / Advanced Features

• Online payment integration
• Email notifications for bookings
• Role‑based access (Admin / User)
• Rating & review system

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• React / HTML / CSS / JavaScript
• Tailwind CSS / Bootstrap (optional)

Backend

• Python (Django / Flask / FastAPI)
• RESTful APIs

Database

• PostgreSQL / MySQL / SQLite

Authentication

• JWT / Session‑based authentication

Deployment (Optional)

• Docker
• AWS / Render / Vercel

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📂 Project Structure

car-rental-app/
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├── frontend/          # Frontend source code
├── backend/           # Backend APIs
│   ├── models/
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── services/
│   └── main.py
├── database/
├── docs/
├── README.md
└── requirements.txt

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/car-rental-app.git
cd car-rental-app

2️⃣ Backend Setup

cd backend
pip install -r requirements.txt
python manage.py runserver  # or uvicorn main:app

3️⃣ Frontend Setup

cd frontend
npm install
npm start

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🔑 Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the backend directory:

DATABASE_URL=your_database_url
SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

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📸 Screenshots

(Add screenshots or demo GIFs here)

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🧪 Testing

pytest

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🚀 Future Enhancements

• Mobile app version
• GPS‑based car tracking
• Dynamic pricing
• AI‑based car recommendations

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! 🚀

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch (feature/your-feature-name)
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Open a Pull Request

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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👨‍💻 Author

GK 📧 Email: singhgautam0304@gmail.com 🔗 GitHub: (https://github.com/Gautamsingh0310)

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