Welcome to eMarket, a dynamic and modern online auction platform built using Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and ReactJS. eMarket connects buyers and sellers through auctions — allowing users to list items, bid competitively, and buy their favorite products 🎯

• Secure login and signup system with JWT and Express-Session
• Personalized dashboard showing My Listings

• Create and edit your product listings
• Upload product images with live preview
• End your auction anytime with a single click 🔚

• Place bids on active items
• Automatically show the current highest bid and bidder

• Active and Ended auctions displayed in separate sections on the home page
• Items automatically move to the “Finished Auctions” section once ended

• Built with Tailwind CSS for a sleeky design
• Smooth navigation between pages

Follow these steps to set up eMarket on your local machine 👇

git clone https://github.com/sarthacker/eMarket.git
cd eMarket

Create a .env file in the root directory and add:

JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key
DB=your_mongodb_connection_string
PORT=3000

cd backend
npm install
node index

Backend runs at:

http://localhost:3000

cd frontend
npm install
nom run dev

Frontend runs at:

http://localhost:5173

http://localhost:5173