🏦 EMI Store

A professional MERN stack application featuring a modern E-commerce experience with integrated EMI plans backed by mutual funds.

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✨ Key Features

• 🚀 Modern Tech Stack: Built with Next.js 15 (App Router) and Tailwind CSS 4.0.
• 📱 Responsive Design: Fully optimized for mobile, tablet, and desktop views.
• 🎨 Premium UI/UX: Smooth animations powered by Framer Motion and icons by Lucide React.
• 🛠️ Dynamic Product Pages: Automatic generation of SEO-friendly product URLs.
• 🔢 EMI Calculator: Real-time monthly cost calculation with flexible interest rates and terms.
• 🛒 Cart & Auth: Complete user flow from registration to checkout with cart persistence.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• Framework: Next.js 15
• Styling: Tailwind CSS 4.0
• Animations: Framer Motion
• State Management: [React Context API / Redux]
• Icons: Lucide React

Backend

• Runtime: Node.js
• Framework: Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• ORM: Mongoose
• Authentication: [JWT & BcryptJS]

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📁 Project Structure

EMI_Store/
├── client/                # Next.js Frontend
│   ├── app/               # App Router pages
│   ├── components/        # Reusable UI components
│   ├── lib/               # Utility functions
│   └── public/            # Static assets
└── server/                # Express Backend
    ├── models/            # Mongoose schemas
    ├── routes/            # API endpoints
    ├── middleware/        # Auth & validation
    └── seed.js            # Database seeding script

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18+)
• MongoDB (Running locally or Atlas)

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd EMI_Store

2. Backend Configuration

   cd server
   npm install
   # Create a .env file with your MONGO_URI and JWT_SECRET
   node seed.js    # Populate the database with initial products
   npm run dev     # Start with Nodemon

   The server runs on http://localhost:5000

3. Frontend Configuration

   cd ../client
   npm install
   npm run dev     # Start the development server

   The client runs on http://localhost:3000 (standard) or http://localhost:3001

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📡 API Reference

Endpoint	Method	Description
/api/products	GET	Fetch all products
/api/products/:slug	GET	Get specific product details
/api/auth/register	POST	Register a new user
/api/auth/login	POST	User authentication
/api/cart	GET/POST	Manage user cart items

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