Estate Craft - Real Estate Management Platform

Estate Craft is a real estate management platform using the MERN stack. It supports admins, employees, sellers, and buyers. The platform is secure, responsive, and easy to use.

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Features

• Multi-User Roles: Buyer, Seller, Employee, Admin
• Authentication & Authorization (JWT & Redux)
• Secure Platform
• User Confidentiality
• Feedback System
• Advertisement Page for Seller
• Property Details & Images
• Dashboards (Seller, Employee, Admin)
• Admin Analytics
• Payment Integration (Stripe)
• Save Favourites
• Buy Properties (Land, House, Villa, Apartment)
• Responsive Design
• User-Friendly Interface

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Technology Stack

FRONTEND (/frontend)

• React.js
• Redux
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Axios
• React Router
• Styled Components
• Toast Notifications

BACKEND (/backend)

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB & Mongoose
• JWT (Authentication)
• Multer (File Uploads)
• Stripe (Payments)
• Redis (Caching)
• Swagger (API Docs)
• dotenv (Environment Variables)
• bcrypt (Password Hashing)
• CORS

DEVOPS & DEPLOYMENT

• Docker
• Docker Compose

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Project Structure

/backend         # Node.js/Express backend
/frontend        # React frontend
/docker-compose.yml
/README.md

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Installation

1. Download or clone the project.
2. Make sure you have Node.js, npm, and Docker installed.

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Running Locally (Without Docker)

Open two terminals.

1. Backend

cd backend
npm install
npm run dev

2. Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm start

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Running with Docker

Make sure Docker is running.

docker-compose up --build

• Frontend: http://localhost:3000
• Backend API: http://localhost:5000

To stop:

docker-compose down

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Environment Variables

• Copy .env.example to .env in /backend and fill in your values (MongoDB URI, JWT secret, Stripe key, etc).

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Folder Details

/backend

• controllers/ - All backend logic (Buyer, Seller, Admin, Employee)
• models/ - Mongoose models (User, Property, Advertisement, etc)
• routes/ - API routes for all modules
• middlewares/ - Auth, upload, cache etc.
• utils/ - Redis, helpers
• swagger/ - API documentation

/frontend

• src/components/ - All React components (BuyerPage, SellerPage, AdminPage, etc)
• src/redux/ - Redux store and slices
• src/services/ - API calls and auth
• src/assets/ - Images and icons
• src/styles/ - Styled components

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Notes

• Sellers can only advertise if previous request is rejected or not made.
• All main features are available from the dashboard.