The Upcycle Market is an innovative web platform designed to promote sustainability by providing a space for users to explore and share eco-friendly, upcycled products. The platform allows users to browse through upcycled items, interact with posts, and securely purchase products. The website offers a personalized experience with login and signup options, AI-powered product searches, and a seamless payment system.
Key functionalities include:
- Browsing eco-friendly upcycled products
- Signing up and logging in to personalized user feeds
- Searching for products using an AI-powered search engine
- Creating posts to list upcycled products
- Liking, commenting, and purchasing products with an integrated payment system
- Managing user profiles and post data with a secure database
- Product Listings: View upcycled products listed by various sellers. The products come with descriptions, images, and prices.
- User Account Management: Users can sign up by providing their name, username, email, password, and profile photo. Returning users can log in to their personalized feed.
- AI-Powered Search: The platform uses artificial intelligence to provide the best product search results based on user preferences and previous searches.
- Create a Post: Sellers can create posts to list their upcycled products, including images, product details, and pricing.
- Engagement Options: Users can like, comment, and share their thoughts on the posts they find interesting.
- Secure Payments: The platform integrates a secure payment system, allowing users to easily purchase products directly from the marketplace.
- User Feed: After logging in, users can view their personalized feed where they can see recommended products and interact with others’ posts.
- Profile Management: Each user has a personalized profile page, which stores their account details, posts, and other relevant information securely in the database.
- HTML5: Structure and content of the web pages.
- CSS3: Styling and layout.
- JavaScript: Client-side scripting.
- Node.js: Backend functionality and server-side logic.
- Express.js: Web framework for Node.js to handle routing and server management.
Before running the project, make sure you have the following installed on your system:
- Node.js
- Git
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Clone the Repository- First, clone the repository to your local machine by running:
git clone https://github.com/anshikatiwari20/Upcycle_Market_.git
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Navigate to the Project Folder- After cloning the repository, navigate to the project directory by running:
cd Upcycle_Market_ -
Install Dependencies- If you haven't already installed the required dependencies, run the following command:
npm install
This will install all the necessary packages listed in the package.json file.
- Start the Server-
To start the server, run:
node app.js
The server will be running locally on http://localhost:3000.
- Run the Project- Once the server is running, open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000/home to see the project in action or you can navigate to http://localhost:3000/index for directly Login or SignUp. However, for full functionality, it is recommended to run the server first.