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🧵 StitchMeUp

A modern, customizable embroidery e-commerce platform offering a seamless design-to-delivery experience.

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🌟 Overview

StitchMeUp is a feature-rich, full-stack e-commerce web application built to deliver personalized embroidery products. From interactive customization to secure payment, it combines aesthetic design with robust functionality.

Whether you're crafting a personalized hoodie, designing patches, or ordering custom embroidered gifts — StitchMeUp offers a smooth, end-to-end shopping journey.

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✨ Key Features

• 🔐 Authentication & Authorization – Secure login/signup with protected routes
• 🛒 Product Management – Add, update, delete, and view detailed product pages
• 🎨 Live Customization – Upload or preview embroidery designs in real time
• 💳 Cart & Checkout – Manage cart, apply offers, and integrate payment gateway
• 📦 Order Tracking – Monitor order status and manage deliveries
• 🧑‍💻 Admin Panel – Full dashboard to manage products, users, and orders
• 📱 Responsive UI – Fully optimized for mobile, tablet, and desktop

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend	Backend	Database	Auth & Security	Tools & Hosting
React.js	Node.js + Express	MongoDB	JWT, Bcrypt	Vercel, Render, Cloudinary, GitHub

(Update according to actual stack used)

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📸 Demo Preview (Add if available)

Add a few UI screenshots or GIF previews here.

📍 Live Demo: [Visit StitchMeUp](https://your-deployed-url.com)

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/aadityaexe/StitchMeUp.git
cd StitchMeUp

2. Install Dependencies

# Frontend
cd client
npm install

# Backend
cd ../server
npm install

3. Create .env File

Add your environment variables:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
CLIENT_URL=http://localhost:3000

(Include STRIPE_SECRET_KEY or SMTP if applicable)

4. Start the Development Server

# Backend
cd server
npm run dev

# Frontend
cd ../client
npm start

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🗂 Project Structure

StitchMeUp/
├── client/               # React frontend
│   ├── components/       # Reusable UI components
│   ├── pages/            # Page-level components
│   └── ...
├── server/               # Express backend
│   ├── controllers/      # Business logic
│   ├── models/           # Database schemas
│   ├── routes/           # API routes
│   └── middleware/       # Auth, error handling
└── README.md

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🧪 Testing

# Frontend tests (React Testing Library, Jest)
npm test

# Backend tests (Mocha / Chai / Jest)
npm run test

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📦 Deployment

• Frontend: Deployed on Vercel
• Backend: Hosted via Render
• Database: MongoDB Atlas
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions (optional)

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🧑‍💻 Author

Aditya Kumar 📧 aadityakumarsah092@gmail.com 🔗 GitHub • Twitter

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

# 1. Fork the repository
# 2. Create a new branch
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature

# 3. Make your changes
# 4. Commit and push
git commit -m "Add amazing feature"
git push origin feature/amazing-feature

# 5. Open a Pull Request

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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