🌟 MovieMate - The Movie Database 🌟

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📖 Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Features
  • User Management
  • Booking System
  • Food Ordering (Optional)
  • Seat Management
  • Screen Configuration
  • Admin Panel
  • Notifications
  • Security
• Deployment
  • Frontend
  • Backend
• Installation

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🎬 Introduction

Welcome to MovieMate - The Movie Database! 🍿🎥

MovieMate is an online platform for managing movie bookings, seat selection, and food ordering. This project offers a variety of features including user management, an interactive booking system, optional food ordering, real-time seat management, and an admin panel for comprehensive management.

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✨ Features

👥 User Management

• 📝 Registration: Users can create accounts with their name, email, and password.
• 🔑 Login: Users can authenticate to access booking functionalities.

🎟️ Booking System

• 🎬 Movie Selection: Displays a list of available movies with details like title, genre, and showtimes.
• 🎫 Seat Selection: Provides an interactive seating map for each screen, indicating available and booked seats.
• 💳 Ticket Reservation: Users can select seats, specify the number of tickets, and proceed to payment.
• 🔒 Payment Gateway Integration: Enables secure transactions for ticket purchases.
• ✅ Confirmation: Displays a booking confirmation with details of the selected movie, seats, showtime, and total price.

🍔 Food Ordering (Optional)

• 🍟 Menu Display: Shows a list of food and beverage items available for purchase.
• 🛒 Add to Cart: Users can select items and add them to their order.
• 🛍️ Checkout: Users can review their food order, adjust quantities, and proceed to payment.

🪑 Seat Management

• 📅 Seat Availability: Tracks seat availability in real-time to prevent double bookings.
• 🔒 Seat Locking: Temporarily reserves selected seats while the user completes the booking process.
• 🔄 Seat Release: Automatically releases locked seats if the booking process is not completed within a certain time frame.

🎬 Screen Configuration

• 🎥 Screen Selection: Users can choose between different screens (if applicable).
• 📊 Seat Limit: Enforces a maximum capacity for each screen to prevent overbooking.

🛠️ Admin Panel

• 📋 Screen Management: Allows administrators to configure screens, including the number of seats and seat arrangements.
• 🗂️ Booking Management: Provides tools to view and manage bookings, including seat assignments and cancellations.
• 🍽️ Food Menu Management: Enables administrators to update the food and beverage menu.

🔔 Notifications

• 📧 Booking Confirmation: Sends email or SMS notifications to users after successful bookings.
• 🔔 Seat Availability Alerts: Notifies users if their selected seats become unavailable during the booking process.

🔐 Security

• 🔒 User Authentication: Implements secure authentication mechanisms to protect user accounts and personal information.
• 🛡️ Data Encryption: Encrypts sensitive data such as passwords and payment details to ensure privacy and security.

🌐 SETUP

1. Navigate to the frontend directory:

   cd frontend
   

2. Install frontend dependencies:

   cd frontend
   npm install
   

3. Install backend dependencies:

   cd ../backend
   npm install
   

4. Start the development server:

   cd frontend
   npm start
   cd backend
   npm start