🏕 StayExplorer - Check it out here : https://stayexplorer-project.onrender.com/listings

StayExplorer is a full-stack web application where users can explore, list, and manage favorite travel destinations, complete with authentication, chat support, and MongoDB integration.

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🌟 Features

• 🧾 User Signup & Login
• 🔐 Password Hashing with bcrypt
• ✨ Session-based Authentication using express-session and connect-mongo
• 🏕 Users can create listings with:
  • Title, Price, Location, Country, Description, Image
• ❤️ Add listings to Favorites
• 💬 Comment system per listing
• 🤖 Integrated ChatBot to help with listing queries
• 📱 Fully responsive design
• 🗂️ MVC architecture with clean folder structure
• 🧰 Custom middleware for error handling, auth checking, and request logging

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🔧 Tech Stack

Layer	Tech Used
Frontend	HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JS, EJS
Backend	Node.js, Express.js
Database	MongoDB + Mongoose
Authentication	express-session, connect-mongo
Chatbot	(e.g., Gemini API or custom bot)

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📂 Folder Structure (MVC)

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🛠 Setup Instructions

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Omkarop0808/stay-explorer.git
cd stay-explorer
Install Dependencies
npm install
DB_URL=mongodb+srv://<your-cluster-url>
SESSION_SECRET=your_session_secret
GEMINI_API_KEY=your_chatbot_key   # if using chatbot
npm run dev