BookCine Project

BookCine is a web application for booking movie tickets. It is built using Vite, Node.js, Tailwind CSS, MongoDB, Express, and React.

Introduction

BookCine is a platform that allows users to book movie tickets, with features for both normal users and theater owners. It provides full fledged simulation of any ticket booking app out there. The application is built with Vite, Node.js, Tailwind CSS, MongoDB, Express, and React.

Features

User Authentication (Signup/Login)
Landing Page with Movie Listings
Theater Owner Dashboard for Adding Theaters and Shows
Admin Approval for Theater Owners
Addition of movies by admin
User Booking and Ticketing System

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:

Getting Started

Clone the Repository

Install Dependencies

  cd bookcine
  npm install

Configuration

Before running the application, you need to set up your configuration variables. Create a .env file in the root of your project and add the following information:

# Specify the port on which the application will run
PORT=5050

# MongoDB Connection URL
MONGO_URL=mongodb+srv://your-username:your-password@your-cluster-url/your-database

# JWT Secret Token for authentication
JWT_SECRET=your-secret-token
Ensure to replace placeholders like your-username, your-password, your-cluster-url, and your-database with your actual MongoDB credentials and database information.

The .env file contains sensitive information and should not be shared or committed to version control systems.

Running the application

Development Mode

Running the server
```
nodemon server.js
```
Running the client
```
npm run dev
```

Project structure

User Roles

Admin: Approves theater owner requests, Manage CRUD of movies and theaters. Theater Owner: Adds theaters and shows to the platform, Add shows to the theater after getting approval from the admin. Normal User: Books movie tickets.