SweetSuite

A full-stack property rental and listing platform where users can explore stays, create listings, upload images, leave reviews, and manage authentication securely.

🔗 Live Demo: https://sweet-suite.onrender.com/listings

Full-Stack Property Rental & Listing Platform
Built with Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, EJS, HTML, CSS3 & JavaScript

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🚀 Features

👤 User Features

• Secure user authentication and authorization
• User signup/login/logout system
• Flash message notifications
• Session management

🏡 Listing Features

• Create new property listings
• Edit and delete listings
• Upload listing images
• View all available properties
• Detailed property pages

⭐ Review System

• Add reviews and ratings
• Delete reviews
• Review validation system

☁️ Cloud Integration

• Cloudinary image storage
• Multer file upload handling

🛡️ Security & Validation

• Joi schema validation
• Authentication middleware
• Protected routes
• Error handling system

🌐 Backend Features

• RESTful routing architecture
• Middleware-based request handling
• Authentication and authorization flow

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⚡ Workflow

1. User registers or logs into the platform
2. User explores available property listings
3. Authenticated users can create and manage listings
4. Images are uploaded securely using Cloudinary
5. Users can add reviews and ratings to properties
6. Listings and reviews are stored in MongoDB

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🏗️ Architecture

SweetSuite follows the MVC (Model-View-Controller) architecture pattern:

• Models manage MongoDB schemas and database logic
• Views handle server-side rendering using EJS
• Controllers process application logic and requests
• Routes manage API and application endpoints
• Middleware handles validation, authentication, and authorization

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript
• EJS

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js

Database

• MongoDB
• Mongoose

Authentication

• Passport.js
• Express Session
• Passport Local Mongoose

File Upload & Storage

• Multer
• Cloudinary
• Multer Storage Cloudinary

Other Tools

• Joi Validation
• Connect Flash
• Method Override
• Cookie Parser

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📂 Project Structure

SweetSuite/
│── controller/
│   ├── listings.js
│   ├── review.js
│   └── user.js
│
│── models/
│   ├── listing.js
│   ├── review.js
│   └── user.js
│
│── routes/
│   ├── listings.js
│   ├── review.js
│   └── user.js
│
│── public/
│   ├── JS/
│   ├── style.css
│   └── stars.css
│
│── views/
│   ├── includes/
│   ├── layouts/
│   ├── listings/
│   └── user/
│
│── uploads/
│── utils/
│── app.js
│── middleware.js
│── cloudConfig.js
│── Schema.js
│── package.json
│── README.md

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Gyan-Ranjan-01/SweetSuite.git

2️⃣ Move into project directory

cd SweetSuite

3️⃣ Install dependencies

npm install

4️⃣ Configure environment variables

Create a .env file in the root directory and add:

ATLASDB_URL=your_mongodb_connection
SECRET=your_session_secret

CLOUD_NAME=your_cloudinary_name
CLOUD_API_KEY=your_cloudinary_api_key
CLOUD_API_SECRET=your_cloudinary_secret

5️⃣ Run the project

node app.js

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🌐 Live Preview

👉 https://sweet-suite.onrender.com/listings

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📸 Project Screenshots

🏠 Homepage & Property Listings

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🏡 Property Details Page

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➕ Create Listing

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⭐ Review & Rating System

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🔐 Authentication System

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🧠 What I Learned

• MVC architecture implementation
• Authentication and authorization
• MongoDB schema relationships
• File upload handling
• Cloudinary integration
• Backend route protection
• RESTful routing
• Server-side rendering with EJS
• Validation and error handling
• Middleware-based backend architecture

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🔮 Future Improvements

• Property search and filtering
• Google Maps integration
• Booking and reservation system
• Payment gateway integration
• JWT-based authentication
• REST API modularization
• Docker containerization
• Real-time notifications

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👨‍💻 Developer

Gyan Ranjan

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gyan-ranjan-/

🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/Gyan-Ranjan-01

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