E-Store

Welcome to E-Store repository! This project is a fully functional e-commerce platform designed for selling sports gear and equipment. The website offers a seamless shopping experience with feature like product browsing, secure payments and image hosting.

🌟 Features

• User-Friendly interface: Clean and reponsive design using HTML and CSS for an optimal browsing experience.

• Secure Payments: Product images are stored and reliable transactions.

• Dynamic Content: Built with Django for robust backend functionality.

• Cloud-Hosted Media: Product images are stored and delivered via Cloudinary.

🚀Technologies Used

Backend

• Django: A powerful Python web framework for managing the server-side logic and database interactions.

• Stripe: A payment gateway for handling secure online transaction.

Frontend

• HTML5 & CSS3: For crafting a reponsive and user-friendly interface.

Media Storage

• Cloudinary: Cloud-base storage for uploading and delivering product images.

🛠 Installation and Setup

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/RaphaelApeh/E-store.git

2. Set Up Virtual Environment

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate # For Linux/Mac
.venv\scripts\activate # Windows

3. Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Configure Environement Variables

Create a .env file and add the following:

DATABASE_URL=""
DEBUG=False
SECRET_KEY=""
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=""
STRIPE_PUB_KEY=""
EMAIL=""
EMAIL_PASSWORD=""
USERNAME=""
PASSWORD=""
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=""
CLOUDINARY_SECRET_KEY=""
CLOUDINARY_NAME=""

5. Make Migration and Migrate

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

6. Add the Whitenoise runserver for development.

# settings.py
INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    "whitenoise.runserver"
]

7. Start the Server

python manage.py runserver

🌐 Live Demo

Website Link

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome Follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/name).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m "Commit Commit")
4. Open a pull request.