🎬 Lights Camera Auction

Lights Camera Auction is a silent auction web application built with React and Flask, designed to allow users to place timed bids on items in real time. The project simulates an auction event where users can register, view listings, and bid before the timer runs out—without knowing other users' bids.

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🌟 Features

• 🔒 User Registration/Login
  Secure authentication using JWTs for protected routes.

• ⏰ Timed Auctions
  Each item has a countdown timer that closes bidding once time is up.

• 🪄 Silent Bidding
  Users place bids privately—other users can't see the highest bid until the auction ends.

• 🔔 Webhook-based Updates
  Auction data syncs automatically using webhooks and backend polling.

• 📦 Responsive Frontend
  Built using React with a sleek, mobile-friendly UI.

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🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend

• React
• Axios
• React Router

Backend

• Flask
• Flask-JWT
• SQLite (can be upgraded to PostgreSQL/MySQL)

Others

• Webhooks for triggering bid updates
• Bootstrap for styling

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• Python 3.x
• pip (Python package manager)

Frontend Setup

cd frontend
npm install
npm start

Backend Setup

cd auction-backend
pip install -r requirements.txt
python server.py
python client.py
python client2.py

(If you want to emulate bidding)