MadeIn - Local Business Directory

A multilingual platform for discovering and promoting local businesses, built with SvelteKit and MongoDB.

Features

Multilingual support (27+ languages)
Business/provider listings with search and filtering
User reviews and ratings
Ad-free experience with donations
Admin dashboard for content management

Tech Stack

Frontend: SvelteKit, Tailwind CSS
Backend: Node.js, MongoDB
Authentication: JWT
Deployment: Vercel/Netlify (Frontend), MongoDB Atlas (Database)

Prerequisites

Node.js 16+ and npm 8+
MongoDB 6.0+ (local or Atlas)
Git

Getting Started

Clone the repository
```
git clone <repository-url>
cd madein
```
Install dependencies
```
npm install
```

Set up environment variables Copy .env.example to .env and update the values:

cp .env.example .env

Update the .env file with your configuration:

# MongoDB
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017
MONGODB_DB=madein

# Authentication
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
SESSION_SECRET=your_session_secret

# Email (optional, for password reset)
SMTP_HOST=smtp.example.com
SMTP_PORT=587
SMTP_USER=user@example.com
SMTP_PASS=yourpassword

# Payments (optional)
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=your_stripe_secret_key
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=your_stripe_webhook_secret

Set up MongoDB

Install MongoDB Community Edition: https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/community

Start MongoDB service:

# On macOS (using Homebrew)
brew services start mongodb-community

# On Linux (systemd)
sudo systemctl start mongod

Initialize the database
```
npm run db:init
```
This will:
- Create the database
- Set up collections and indexes
- Load initial data (if any)
Start the development server
```
npm run dev
```
The app will be available at http://localhost:5173

Available Scripts

npm run dev - Start development server
npm run build - Build for production
npm run preview - Preview production build
npm run check - Run TypeScript and Svelte checks
npm run format - Format code with Prettier
npm run lint - Lint code
npm run db:init - Initialize database with default data
npm run db:reset - Reset database (CAUTION: deletes all data)
npm run db:seed - Seed database with sample data

Project Structure

src/
├── lib/
│   ├── db/               # Database models and connection
│   ├── stores/           # Svelte stores
│   └── utils/            # Utility functions
├── routes/               # Application routes
└── app.html              # Main HTML template

Database Models

User: User accounts and authentication
Provider: Business listings
Review: User reviews and ratings
Donation: Donation records for ad-free experience
Translation: Multilingual content

Environment Variables

See .env.example for all available environment variables.

Deployment

Frontend

Deploy to Vercel or Netlify:

Backend

Set up a MongoDB Atlas cluster: https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas/register
Update your .env with the Atlas connection string
Deploy your API (if any) to a platform like Vercel, Netlify, or Railway

Contributing

Fork the repository
Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

npm run dev

# or start the server and open the app in a new browser tab
npm run dev -- --open

Building

To create a production version of your app:

npm run build

You can preview the production build with npm run preview.

To deploy your app, you may need to install an adapter for your target environment.

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