🛒 Ecommerce Microservices Architecture

This is a scalable and modular eCommerce backend system built using the microservices architecture pattern. Each service is independently developed and maintained, which helps in scalability, maintainability, and fault isolation. The services communicate via REST APIs and are orchestrated using Docker and Docker Compose.

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📦 Microservices Overview

Service	Description
Auth	Handles user authentication and JWT-based login/registration.
User	Manages user profiles and related data.
Products	Manages product listing, creation, and updates.
Inventorys	Tracks and manages inventory stock.
Cart	Handles shopping cart operations.
Order	Manages order placement, status, and history.
Email	Sends emails for notifications, verifications, etc.
API Gateway	Acts as the single entry point for routing and load balancing.

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🧱 Project Structure

ecommerce-microservice/
├── api-geteway/             # Central API gateway for routing requests
├── services/
│   ├── auth/                # Authentication service
│   ├── user/                # User service
│   ├── products/            # Product catalog service
│   ├── inventorys/          # Inventory service
│   ├── cart/                # Cart management service
│   ├── order/               # Order processing service
│   └── email/               # Email notification service
├── docker-compose.yml       # Docker orchestration file
└── .gitignore               # Git ignored files list

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🚀 Getting Started

🛠 Prerequisites

• Docker
• Docker Compose
• Node.js (for local service testing if needed)

🔧 Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/arifnextdev/ecommerce-microservice.git
   cd ecommerce-microservice

2. **Run using Docker Compose**

   ```bash
   docker-compose up --build
   ```

3. **Access Services**

   Each service will be available on its respective port (check `docker-compose.yml` for details).

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## ⚙️ Technologies Used

* **Node.js** & **Express.js**
* **Docker** & **Docker Compose**
* **REST APIs**
* **JWT Authentication**
* **Microservices Design Pattern**

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## 📌 Features

* Independent deployable services
* Containerized architecture with Docker
* API Gateway routing
* Secure JWT authentication
* Scalable and fault-tolerant design

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## 🧪 Testing

You can test individual services by accessing their API endpoints locally, or through Postman.

For example:

```
GET http://localhost:<auth_port>/api/auth/health
```

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## 📬 Contact

**Developer**: [Arif NextDev](https://github.com/arifnextdev)
📧 **Email**: [arifnextdev@gmail.com](mailto:arifnextdev@gmail.com)

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## 📝 License

This project is open source and available under the [MIT License](LICENSE).

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> 🚧 This project is under active development. Feedback and contributions are welcome!