NotesShare - University Notes Marketplace

A production-grade full-stack web application where students can buy/sell notes.

Features

• Role-based Auth: Students & Admins (@stu.adamasuniversity.ac.in emails only).
• Marketplace: Buy/Sell notes with Stripe/Razorpay.
• Admin Panel: Manage users, upload official notes, view stats.
• Chat Assistant: AI-powered study helper using Gemini.
• Glassmorphism UI: Modern, responsive design.

System Architecture

graph TD
    Client[React Frontend] -->|HTTP/REST| API[Node/Express Backend]
    API -->|Auth| JWT[JWT & Cookies]
    API -->|Data| DB[(MongoDB Atlas)]
    API -->|Files| Cloud[Cloudinary]
    API -->|Payments| Stripe[Stripe/Razorpay]
    API -->|AI| Gemini[Gemini API]
    
    subgraph "Frontend"
        Pages[Pages]
        Comps[Components]
        AuthCtx[AuthContext]
    end
    
    subgraph "Backend"
        Controllers[Controllers]
        Models[Mongoose Models]
        Routes[Routes]
    end

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Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion.
• Backend: Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Cloudinary.
• Payments: Stripe, Razorpay.

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository
2. Install Dependencies

   cd backend && npm install
   cd ../frontend && npm install

3. Environment Variables
   • Copy .env.example to backend/.env and fill in the values.
4. Run Locally
   • Backend: cd backend && npm run dev
   • Frontend: cd frontend && npm run dev
5. Seed Data

   cd seed && node seed.js

Deployment

• Frontend: Deploy to Vercel/Netlify.
• Backend: Deploy to Render/Heroku.
• Ensure environment variables are set in the deployment platform.

API Documentation

Import postman_collection.json into Postman to test the API.