🛍️ eMarket – Online Auction Platform

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

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✨ Features

👤 User Authentication

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

📦 Listing Management

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

💸 Real-Time Bidding

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

🕓 Auction Lifecycle

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

💻 Responsive Interface

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

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Category	Technology
Backend	Node.js, Express.js, ES6
Database	MongoDB Atlas
Frontend	EJS Templates, Tailwind CSS
Authentication	Express-Session and JWT
File Uploads	Multer
Runtime	Node.js (v22)

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🚀 Getting Started (Run Locally)

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

1️⃣ Clone the repository

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

2️⃣ Install dependencies

npm install

3️⃣ Configure environment variables

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

JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key
DB=your_mongodb_connection_string
PORT=3000

4️⃣ Run the application

node index

5️⃣ Open in browser 🌐

http://localhost:3000