A full-stack e-commerce application built with the PERN stack (PostgreSQL, Express, React, Node.js).

• Product management (CRUD operations)
• Responsive React frontend with Tailwind CSS
• RESTful API with Express.js
• PostgreSQL database with Neon
• Security with Arcjet rate limiting
• Real-time updates and notifications

Frontend:

• React 18 + Vite
• Tailwind CSS + DaisyUI
• Zustand (state management)
• React Router DOM

Backend:

• Node.js + Express
• PostgreSQL (Neon)
• Arcjet (security)
• CORS, Helmet, Morgan

1. Clone and install:

   git clone https://github.com/Tirth-955/pern-ecom.git
   cd pern-ecom

2. Set up environment variables in .env:

   PORT=3000
   DATABASE_URL="your_postgres_connection_string"
   ARCJET_KEY="your_arcjet_key"
   ARCJET_ENV="development"
   

3. Start server:

   npm run build

   npm start

4. Open http://localhost:3000

├── frontend/          # React app
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/
│   │   ├── pages/
│   │   └── store/
│   └── package.json
├── backend/           # Express API
│   ├── controllers/
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── config/
│   └── server.js
└── package.json       # Root dependencies

• GET /api/products - Get all products
• GET /api/products/:id - Get single product
• POST /api/products - Create product
• PUT /api/products/:id - Update product
• DELETE /api/products/:id - Delete product

• npm run dev - Start backend with nodemon
• npm run build - Build frontend for production
• npm start - Start production server

• Frontend: http://localhost:5173
• Backend: http://localhost:3000
• Database: PostgreSQL (Neon)