🛍️ Acess — E-commerce Web Application

A modern, full-featured, and responsive e-commerce web application built with Node.js, Express, EJS, and Microsoft SQL Server (hosted on Azure).

🎯 Project Overview

Acess is an end-to-end e-commerce platform designed for modern retail experiences. It includes user authentication, cart & wishlist features, real-time notifications, email verification, order management, admin dashboards, and mobile-first responsive UI — all backed by a robust MSSQL database deployed on Microsoft Azure.

⚙️ Core Functionality

• 👤 User registration, login, and email verification
• 🛒 Cart and wishlist functionality with session handling
• 📦 Order placement, tracking, and review submission
• 🔔 Real-time notifications (Socket.IO) for order status
• 📧 Email sending using Nodemailer (e.g., activation links, order confirmations)
• 🖼️ Product image uploads via Multer
• 🕐 Cron jobs for background tasks like notifications
• 📱 Mobile-responsive design with custom breakpoints
• 👉 And much more

💻 Tech Stack

🧠 Backend

• Node.js & Express — Core server logic and routing
• MSSQL (via mssql) — Main database, hosted on Azure
• connect-mssql-v2 — Session store using SQL Server
• Passport.js — Local strategy for user authentication
• Socket.IO — Real-time communication for notifications
• Node-cron — Task scheduling for background jobs

🎨 Frontend

• EJS — Templating engine for server-rendered HTML
• Bootstrap 5 — Responsive layout and UI components
• TailwindCSS — Utility-first styling for custom design
• JavaScript — Form validation, AJAX, and dynamic UI behavior

🌐 Responsiveness

The entire application is built with a mobile-first approach using Bootstrap grid system and Tailwind utility classes. The layout adapts seamlessly across:

• 📱 Mobile (hamburger menus, stacked layouts)
• 💻 Desktop (sidebars, dropdowns, modals)
• 🖥️ Large screens (multi-column product galleries)

☁️ Deployment & Hosting

The MSSQL database is hosted on Microsoft Azure for scalability and cloud reliability. The app is production-ready for deployment on platforms like Render, Railway, or custom VPS environments.

🚀 Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repository

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Create a .env file with the following variables:

• PORT=3000
• DB_USER=your_db_username
• DB_PASSWORD=your_password
• DB_NAME=your_database_name
• SESSION_SECRET=your_secure_secret
• EMAIL_USER=youremail@example.com
• EMAIL_PASS=emailpassword
• BASE_URL=http://localhost:{port}

4. Run the development server:

   npm run dev
   

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. You are free to use, modify, and distribute it with proper attribution.

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