https://github.com/abogadatos/elitegoods-ecommerce
Free-to-use API providing essential backend functionality for an e-commerce application, built with NestJS, TypeScript, PostgreSQL as part of the SoyHenry Bootcamp.
https://github.com/abogadatos/elitegoods-ecommerce
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Free-to-use API providing essential backend functionality for an e-commerce application, built with NestJS, TypeScript, PostgreSQL as part of the SoyHenry Bootcamp.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/abogadatos/elitegoods-ecommerce
- Owner: abogadatos
- Created: 2024-08-12T07:45:12.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-04-01T01:38:41.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-04-01T04:08:37.455Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: api-rest, backend, database, nestjs, postgresql, swagger, typescript
- Language: TypeScript
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- Size: 2.26 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
🌟 Welcome to EliteGoods API 🌟
A modern, secure, and scalable NestJS-based e-commerce API designed to deliver high performance and ease of use for managing product and user data.
## 🚀 Overview
This project is a **NestJS**-powered backend API for **EliteGoods**, a scalable and secure e-commerce platform with features like user authentication, product management, and order processing. The API includes detailed **Swagger** documentation, making it easy for developers to explore and integrate with the endpoints.
## ✨ Key Features
- **RESTful API** with NestJS
- **User Authentication & Authorization** (JWT-based)
- **Product & Category Management**
- **Order Management**
- **Comprehensive Swagger Documentation** 📜
## 🛠 Prerequisites
- **Node.js** and **npm**
- **PostgreSQL** for database
- **Thunder Client / Postman** (recommended for API testing)
## 🏗 Installation
To get started with the project, follow these steps:
1. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/nechodev/EliteGoods-Ecommerce
```
2. Navigate to the project directory:
```bash
cd EliteGoods-Ecommerce
```
3. Install the required dependencies:
```bash
npm install
```
# 🌍 Environment Setup
## 🌱 Environment Variables
Before running the application, create a `.env` file in the root directory and populate it with the following variables:
| Variable | Description | Example Value |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| `DB_HOST` | Database host address. | `localhost` |
| `DB_PORT` | Database connection port. | `5432` |
| `DB_USERNAME` | Database username. | `postgres` |
| `DB_PASSWORD` | Database password. | `your_password_here` |
| `DB_NAME` | Name of the database to connect to. | `your_database_name` |
| `CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME` | Cloudinary cloud name for image storage. | `your_cloud_name` |
| `CLOUDINARY_API_KEY` | Cloudinary API key for accessing Cloudinary services. | `your_api_key` |
| `CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET` | Cloudinary API secret for authentication. | `your_api_secret` |
| `JWT_SECRET` | Secret key for signing JWT tokens. | `your_jwt_secret` |
| `JWT_EXPIRES_IN` | Duration for which the JWT token is valid. | `1h` |
| `AUTH0_SECRET` | Secret used for Auth0 integration. | `your_auth0_secret` |
| `AUTH0_AUDIENCE` | Audience for Auth0 token verification. | `http://localhost:3000` |
| `AUTH0_CLIENT_ID` | Client ID for your Auth0 application. | `your_auth0_client_id` |
| `AUTH0_BASE_URL` | Base URL for your Auth0 application. | `http://localhost:3000` |
> **Note:** Make sure to replace placeholder values with your actual configuration values.
## 🔥 Running the App
To start the application:
```
# development
$ npm run start
# watch mode
$ npm run start:dev
# production
$ npm run start:prod
```
## 🧪 Testing
The application includes tests to ensure reliability and performance.
```
# unit tests
$ npm run test
# e2e tests
$ npm run test:e2e
# test coverage
$ npm run test:cov
```
## 📚 API Documentation
Navigate to http://localhost:3000/docs for the full API documentation.
## 🔑 Usage
Sign Up / Log In to generate your authentication token.
Authenticate by including Authorization: Bearer in the header of your requests.
## 💖 Support
Contributions are welcome! This project is licensed under the MIT License.
## 🌟 Stay Connected
NestJS Official Website
Twitter - @nestframework
## 📝 License
This project is MIT licensed.