Auction House

Description

Auction-House is a free platform where users can freely buy and sell a diverse range of items through online auctions with no limitations.

Features

• User Authentication: Users can create an account and log in
• Item Management: Users can create,list items for sale
• Real-time Auctions: Users can participate in real-time auctions
• Bidding: Users can place bids on items
• Reporting: Users can report other users
• Search: Users can search for items
• User Management: Admins can manage users and reports

Technologies

• Next.js: React framework for server-side rendering
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing data
• Socket.io: Node.js library for real-time web applications
• Flask: Python web framework for building APIs

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• MongoDB
• Python

Steps

• Ensure you have Node.js installed
• Clone the repository
• Run the next.js app
  • Step into the auction-app directory
  • Run npm install to install dependencies
  • Run npm run dev to start the next.js app
• Run the cdn server
  • Move into the cdn directory
  • Run pip install -r requirements.txt to install dependencies
  • Run python3 server.py to start the cdn server

Dockerization

• Ensure you have Docker installed
• run docker compose up -d to start the app

Testing

run npm test to run tests

Use Cases