online-marketplace

One Red PaperClip

Online marketplace for buying and selling items

Description

This Online marketplace full stack application will allow for users to buy, sell and post goods. Other users will be able to view those goods and decide if they would like to purchase those goods. The application solves the real-world problem of being able to search for particular goods that users want or need. Additionally, it will allow for users to sell goods as well. This web application will have a robust back end - with servers, databases, advanced APIs and user authentication. It will also have an intuitive front end.The web application utilizes Node.js, Express.js, Handlebars.js, MySQL, Sequelize ORM, GET and POST routes, Passport.js and will be deployed using Heroku. It has a polished UI, is responsive and interactive. It meets good-quality coding standards, and folder structure that meets the MVC paradigm.

Accessing the Repo or Webpage:

GitHub Repo URL: https://github.com/kevindimayuga/online-marketplace
GitHub Pages WebPage Deployment URL: https://kevindimayuga.github.io/online-marketplace/
Heroku Deployment URL: N/A

This project was done collaboratively between myself and two other developers and was originally created on the below repo and webpage URLs, I simply created the same repo in my own personal GitHub account and redeployed the webpage to my own GitHub Pages URL to showcase to others.

GitHub Repo URL: https://github.com/sthogue/Online-marketplace
GitHub Pages WebPage Deployment URL: n/a
Heroku Deployment URL: https://one-red-paperclip-5102fbf3bf3c.herokuapp.com/

Webpage Screenshot

one red paperclip full stack application screenshot

Installation
Usage
Credits
License
Badges
Features
Contributions
Tests
Contacts

Installation

The following steps were taken to complete the project:

Review the purpose of the project, the user story and acceptance criteria
Review the basics to creating a web and node application
Review JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js, MySQL, Sequelize, Passport.js
Create Professional README file
Collaborate with group members to establish tasks/roles
Write code
Add website image/gif to README file
Debug and review as needed
Submit URL to GitHub Repo and link to Heroku deployment

Usage

Clone repo onto local device
Open repo in local CLI
Make sure node packages are installed by running npm i in the CLI
Run npm run seed to seed the database
- This will run node seeds/index.js
Run npm run start in the CLI to start server
- This will run node server.js
Open up localhost:3001 in the browser to view the text editor application
Pull up the homepage for the online marketplace
Click on the nav bar to go to any of the following pages: ‘Home’, ‘Login’, ‘Sign Up’ or ‘About’
Once signed up and/or logged in, you will be able to create an item that you are looking to sell (with an item name, price, description)
You will also be able to view other items that are for sale if you’d like to buy them and find contact information to message the seller