System Design: E-Commerce Website
1. High-Level Architecture:
- Users: Customer, Admin
- Features: Auth, Product Catalog, Cart, Orders, Payment, Admin Panel
2. Architecture:
Client (Browser/Mobile App)
Frontend (React.js / Next.js)
API Gateway / Load Balancer
Backend (Node.js + Express)
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MongoDB Redis (Cache)
Payment Gateway (Stripe/Razorpay)
3. Backend Modules:
- Auth Service: JWT Auth
- Product Service: CRUD for Products
- Cart Service: Cart logic
- Order Service: Manage Orders
- Payment Service: Stripe/Razorpay
- Admin Service: Admin CRUD & dashboard
4. MongoDB Design:
- Users:
{ name, email, password, role }
- Products:
{ name, desc, price, stock, category, images }
- Cart:
{ userId, items: [{productId, qty}] }
- Orders:
{ userId, items, total, status }
5. Technologies:
- Frontend: React.js
- Backend: Node.js + Express
- DB: MongoDB
- Cache: Redis
- Auth: JWT + Bcrypt
- File Uploads: Cloudinary
- Payments: Stripe/Razorpay
6. Scalability:
- CDN, Redis Caching
- API Rate Limiting
- DB Indexing
- Microservices (optional)