Natours App

Introduction 🌟

Welcome to Natours! This full-stack web application is designed for travel enthusiasts who love exploring nature and going on tour vacations.

Developed under the guidance of Jonas Schmedtmann's Node.js course, Natours incorporates:

• 📃 API creation
• 🎮 MVC Architecture
• 👩‍💻 User Authentication
• 📚 Data Modeling
• 🤳 Real-time Map integration using Mapbox
• 📌 File Uploading
• and much more 😉

Technologies 🚀

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• HTML, CSS
• Pug (Template Engine)
• Mailtrap
• Mapbox
• Stripe
• JSON Web Token
• bcrypt
• Nodemailer
• Gmail

Features ✨

• Browse and book a variety of nature tours.
• Signup and create your account!
• Login to your account!
• Persisted login sessions using cookies
• Detailed tour information, including duration, difficulty, and price.
• Interactive maps to visualize tour destinations.
• Tour reviews and ratings by fellow travelers.
• Reset your password
• Update your password and profile
• Stripe payment checkout gateway 💸
• Upload Profile Picture
• Email service 📨
• Responsive for Mobiles, Laptops, and PC 📱

Setting Up Your Local Environment

To set up your local environment for the Natours app, follow these steps:

1. Install Dependencies:

   Run the following command to install all the required dependencies:

   npm install
   
   

MongoDB Configuration

Configure Environment Variables:Before running the Natours app, you need to configure your environment variables. Create a .env file in the root directory of the app and add the following environment variables:

DATABASE=your-mongodb-database-url
USERNAME=your-mongodb-username
DATABASE_PASSWORD=your-mongodb-password

# JSON Web Token Configuration
SECRET=your-json-web-token-secret
JWT_EXPIRES_IN=90d
JWT_COOKIE_EXPIRES_IN=90

# Stripe Configuration
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=your-stripe-secret-key
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=your-stripe-webhook-secret