🏜️ Sahara — Online eCommerce Website

Sahara is a modern, full-featured online eCommerce platform, designed to deliver a smooth and visually appealing shopping experience. Built with Svelte and Tailwind CSS, it uses Firebase for authentication and PostgreSQL for robust backend functionality.

🚀 Features

Sahara offers a rich set of features to enhance the user experience and ease of management.

• 🛒 Product Browsing: Seamless browsing through categories and featured items.
• 🔐 Authentication: Secure user login and signup via Firebase.
• 🧾 Shopping Cart: Easily add products to the cart with real-time updates.
• 💳 Payment Integration: Built-in support for secure payments.
• 📊 Admin Dashboard: Manage products, categories, and users.
• 🔄 Responsive Design: Fully responsive across devices.

🛠️ Tech Stack

Sahara is built using cutting-edge technologies to ensure performance, scalability, and flexibility.

• Frontend: Svelte, TailwindCSS
• Backend: PostgreSQL, Node.js (for APIs)
• Authentication: Firebase Authentication
• Deployment: Docker, Vercel (Optional)

📖 Getting Started

Follow these instructions to get the Sahara eCommerce platform running on your local machine.

1. Prerequisites

• Node.js
• PostgreSQL
• Firebase account (for authentication)

2. Installation

First, clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/rk-vashista/Sahara.git

Navigate to the project folder:

cd sahara 

Install the necessary dependencies:

npm install

3. Configuration

Set up environment variables by creating a .env file in the root directory:

# .env
POSTGRES_URL= your_postgres_url
VITE_FIREBASE_API_KEY= your_firebase_api_key
VITE_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN= your_firebase_auth_domain
VITE_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID= your_firebase_project_id
VITE_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET= your_firebase_storage_bucket
VITE_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID= your_firebase_messaging_sender_id
VITE_FIREBASE_APP_ID= your_firebase_app_id

4. Database Setup

Make sure PostgreSQL is running and create the database:

createdb sahara

Run migrations (if applicable) to set up tables:

npm run migrate

5. Running the Application

Start the development server:

npm run dev

For production build:

npm run build
npm run start

🧑‍💻 Contributing

Contributions to Sahara are welcome! If you'd like to contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature).
5. Open a Pull Request.

🛡️ License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.