Real Estate

The project is essentially about renting, buying, or selling your property to another person without the involvement of a third party. It includes a chat functionality to ensure proper communication between the seller or renter and the buyer.

This is made using a MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) stack with socket.io that ensures real-time chat between the buyer and the seller. It consists of a backend API server, a React client-side application, and a WebSocket server.

Features

• Property Management: List properties for rent, sale, or purchase.
• Real-Time Chat: Chat functionality between buyers and sellers using socket.io.
• User Authentication: Secure login and registration for users using JWT for authorization.
• Post Management: Save and manage property posts.
• Responsive Design: Mobile-friendly interface for seamless browsing.

Technologies Used

• Frontend: React, Bootstrap
• Backend: Node.js, Express
• Database: MongoDB
• WebSockets: socket.io
• Authorization: JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
• Other Tools: Git, GitHub, VSCode

Installation

To run this project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/anveshas/estateapp.git
   cd estateapp

2. Navigate to the # API directory, install dependencies, and start the server:

   cd api
  npm install
  node start

The API server will start running on http://localhost:8800.

3. Copy the src, public and rest all code(except for the vscode, api and socket) source code to a folder named client (there was a mistake while pushing the code from my side):

  cd client
  npm install
  npm run dev

The React application will start on http://localhost:5173.

4. Navigate to the # socket directory, install dependencies and start the server:

cd socket
npm install
npm start

The WebSocket server will start running on http://localhost:4000.