A modern, full-featured Node.js application for booking adventurous tours, built with a clean architecture and powerful tools.
Homepage interface
| Category | Technology |
|---|---|
| 🌐 Frontend |    |
| 🧠 Backend |   |
| 🗃 Database |  |
| 🔐 Auth |  |
| 💳 Payments |  |
- Secure user authentication with role-based access:
user,guide,lead-guide,admin - Stripe-powered payment system
- CRUD operations for tours, reviews, users (admin only)
- User profile management with photo upload
- Admin dashboard and user-friendly UI
- Filtering and sorting of tours by difficulty, duration, group size
natours/ │ ├── controllers/ # Business logic ├── models/ # Mongoose schemas ├── public/ # Static assets (CSS, JS, images) ├── routes/ # Express routers ├── utils/ # Utility functions ├── views/ # Pug templates ├── app.js # App configuration ├── server.js # Entry point ├── package.json # NPM dependencies ├── .env.example # Environment config └── README.md # Project README
Create a .env file based on the following:
NODE_ENV=development
PORT=3000
DATABASE=mongodb+srv://<USERNAME>:<PASSWORD>@cluster0.mongodb.net/natours
DATABASE_PASSWORD=your_password
DATABASE_LOCAL=mongodb://localhost:27017/natours
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
JWT_EXPIRES_IN=90d
JWT_COOKIE_EXPIRES_IN=90
EMAIL_USERNAME=your_mailtrap_username
EMAIL_PASSWORD=your_mailtrap_password
EMAIL_HOST=sandbox.smtp.mailtrap.io
EMAIL_PORT=2525
EMAIL_FROM=johnayodejie@gmail.com
SENDGRID_USERNAME=apikey
SENDGRID_API_KEY=your_sendgrid_api_key
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=your_stripe_secret_key
▶️ Getting Started
1. Clone and Install
git clone https://github.com/john-ayodeji/natours.git
cd natours
npm install
2. Setup Environment
Create a .env file as shown above.
3. Run the App
Development:
npm run dev
Production:
npm run prod
Secure and responsive Stripe integration
🙌 Acknowledgements
Built as part of the Node.js Bootcamp by Jonas Schmedtmann.
Thanks to Jonas for the in-depth course and project structure!
📬 Contact
📧 Email: johnayodejie@gmail.com
🔗 GitHub: john-ayodeji