Instakart, an online ecommerce platform, is dedicated to delivering a seamless shopping journey by integrating Razorpay for secure transactions, aiming to redefine online shopping convenience through prioritized seamless payment experiences and a user-friendly design.

• Frontend:

  • HTML 🌐
  • CSS 🎨
  • JavaScript 🖥️
  • Bootstrap 🅱️

• Backend:

  • Python 🐍
  • Django 🌐

• Database: MySQL 🗃️

• Cache: Redis 🔄

• Payment Gateway: Razorpay 💳

  • For Razorpay payment gateway integration, refer to Razorpay API documentation.

• Full authentication and authorization implemented.
• Redis caching for faster access using a write-through caching strategy.
• Payment handling through the third-party gateway Razorpay.
• Sending emails for each step, from account creation to payment.

To set up the project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   $ git clone https://github.com/Prathish14/Instakart-ecommerce-django.git
   $ cd instakart

2. Install dependencies using requirements.txt in your virtual environment:

   $ pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Create a .env file in the root directory to store sensitive information such as database credentials, email sending account details, etc. An example .env file might look like this:

   SECRET_KEY = 'Your_Project_Secret_Key_Here'
   ENGINE = 'Your_Database_Engine_Here'
   NAME = 'Your_Database_Name_Here'
   USER = 'Your_Database_User_Here'
   PASSWORD = 'Your_Database_Password_Here'
   HOST = 'Your_Database_Host_Here'
   PORT = 'Your_Database_Port_Here'
   EMAIL_BACKEND = 'Your_Email_Backend_Here'
   EMAIL_HOST = 'Your_Email_Host_Here'
   EMAIL_PORT = 'Your_Email_Port_Here'
   EMAIL_USE_TLS = 'Your_Email_Use_TLS_Here'
   EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'Your_Email_Host_User_Here'
   EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'Your_Email_Host_Password_Here'
   RAZOR_KEY_ID = 'Your_Razor_Key_ID_Here'
   RAZOR_KEY_SECRET = 'Your_Razor_Key_Secret_Here'
   

Describe how to run the project locally:

1. Make migrations and migrate the database:

   $ python manage.py makemigrations
   $ python manage.py migrate

2. Start the development server:

   $ python manage.py runserver

3. Access the application in your browser at http://localhost:8000/.

We welcome contributions! To contribute to Instakart, follow these steps:

• Fork the repository
• Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature)
• Make your changes
• Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add feature')
• Push to the branch (git push origin feature)
• Create a new Pull Request