🏨 Elara Regency - Luxury Hotel Web Application

✨ Overview

Elara Regency is a full-stack web application for a luxury hotel, built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB Atlas, and EJS templating. It provides a complete hotel management system with user authentication, room reservations, profile management, and an admin dashboard.

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Anmol	Designed UI using EJS, integrated MongoDB for data storage.
Arshdeep Singh	Developed frontend and backend functionality, and integrated MongoDB for data handling.
Anshu Dhawan	Implemented authentication middleware and route protection.
Damandeep Singh	Handled documentation, report writing, and testing summaries for the project.

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🌟 Features

• 👤 User Authentication

  • Register, login, and logout functionality
  • Secure password hashing with Bcrypt
  • Session management

• 🛌 Room Reservations

  • Browse available rooms
  • Make and manage reservations
  • View booking history

• 👑 Admin Dashboard

  • Manage users and reservations
  • View analytics and reports
  • Handle contact messages

• 👨‍💼 User Profiles

  • View and edit profile details
  • Track reservation h

🛠️ Tech Stack

Category	Technologies
Backend
Database
Templating
Middleware
Authentication
Frontend

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📁 Directory Structure

Elara-Regency/
├── 📂 api/                    # API routes for data handling
├── 📂 middlewares/            # Application middleware
│   ├── index.js               # Exports all middleware
│   ├── authMiddleware.js      # Authentication middleware
│   ├── performanceMiddleware.js # Performance optimization
│   └── securityMiddleware.js  # Security enhancements
├── 📂 models/                 # Database models
│   ├── User.js                # User schema and model
│   ├── Reservation.js         # Reservation schema and model
│   ├── ContactMessage.js      # Contact message schema and model
│   └── users.json             # Sample user data
├── 📂 node_modules/           # Node.js dependencies
├── 📂 public/                 # Static assets
│   ├── css/                   # Stylesheets
│   ├── js/                    # Client-side JavaScript
│   └── images/                # Image assets
├── 📂 views/                  # EJS templates
│   ├── 404.ejs               # 404 page
│   ├── about.ejs             # About page
│   ├── admin-dashboard.ejs   # Admin dashboard
│   ├── blog.ejs              # Blog page
│   ├── contact.ejs           # Contact page
│   ├── error.ejs             # Error page
│   ├── home.ejs              # Home page
│   ├── location-detail.ejs   # Location detail page
│   ├── locations.ejs         # Locations page
│   ├── login.ejs             # Login page
│   ├── profile.ejs           # User profile page
│   ├── register.ejs          # Register page
│   ├── reservation.ejs       # Reservation page
│   └── rooms.ejs             # Rooms page
├── 📂 .git/                   # Git repository files
├── 📄 package.json            # Project metadata and dependencies
├── 📄 package-lock.json       # Dependency lock file
├── 📄 README.md               # Project documentation
└── 📄 server.js               # Main server file

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14.x or higher)
• MongoDB Atlas account
• Git

Installation

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Anmol283/BE_ElaraRegency
   cd elara-regency

2. Install Dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set Up Environment Variables: Create a .env file in the root directory:

   MONGO_URI=mongodb+srv://your-username:[email protected]/?retryWrites=true&w=majority
   PORT=3000
   SESSION_SECRET=your_secret_key
   

4. Run the Application:

   npm start

   The server will start at http://localhost:3000

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🧭 Usage Guide

• 🏠 Home Page: Visit http://localhost:3000/ to explore the hotel
• 📝 Register/Login: Create an account or sign in
• 👤 Profile: View your details and reservation history
• 🛌 Reservations: Browse and book rooms
• 👑 Admin Dashboard: Manage users and reservations (admin access only)

💾 Database Setup

1. Create MongoDB Atlas Account:

   • Sign up at MongoDB Atlas
   • Create a new cluster

2. Configure Database Access:

   • Create a database user
   • Set up network access (IP whitelist)

3. Get Connection String:

   • Navigate to "Connect" > "Connect your application"
   • Copy the connection string and update your .env file

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🔒 Security Features

• Password Protection: All passwords are hashed using bcrypt
• HTTP Security: Helmet middleware for securing HTTP headers
• CORS Protection: Configured to prevent cross-origin issues
• Input Validation: Sanitization of user inputs
• Authentication: Protected routes with auth middleware

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🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch)
3. Make your changes and commit (git commit -m "Add feature")
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch)
5. Create a Pull Request

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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