DocEase – Doctor Appointment Platform

DocEase is a full-stack doctor appointment platform built with Next.js.
It allows doctors and patients to register, book appointments, manage schedules, and more.

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Features

• Role-based login (Doctor / Patient / Admin)
• Appointment booking & management
• Google OAuth login
• Cloudinary image uploads
• Email notifications

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Tech Stack

• Frontend & Backend: Next.js (API routes in pages/api)
• Database: MongoDB
• Auth: NextAuth.js
• Image Hosting: Cloudinary
• Email: Resend API / Gmail

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Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Crystlfly/docease.git cd docease

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Set up environment variables

Create a file named .env.local in the root folder and copy the format from .env.example:

MongoDB connection string (Local or Atlas)
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string

Google OAuth Credentials
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your_google_client_id
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your_google_client_secret

NextAuth configuration
NEXTAUTH_SECRET=your_nextauth_secret
NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000

 Cloudinary configuration
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloudinary_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_cloudinary_api_key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_cloudinary_api_secret

 JWT configuration
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

 Admin credentials
ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@example.com
ADMIN_PASSWORD=Admin

 Email service credentials
EMAIL_USER=youremail@example.com
EMAIL_PASS=your_email_password

 Resend API Key
RESEND_API_KEY=your_resend_api_key

 Google OAuth Refresh Token for email sending (if applicable)
REFRESH_TOKEN=your_google_refresh_token

4. Start MongoDB locally

Make sure MongoDB is running:

mongod Or use MongoDB Atlas and replace MONGODB_URI with your connection string.

5. Run the development server

npm run dev Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.