Betting Website

This is a web application for a betting website built using React JavaScript and the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js).

Features

• User authentication and authorization using JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
• Ability to place bets on various sports events
• Live updates of sports events and betting odds
• Account management for users, including viewing betting history and account balance
• Admin panel for managing sports events, betting odds, and user accounts

Technologies Used

• React: A popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces
• Redux: A state management library for managing global state in the application
• Node.js: A JavaScript runtime for server-side development
• Express: A web application framework for Node.js
• MongoDB: A NoSQL database for storing and managing data
• Mongoose: An Object Data Modeling (ODM) library for MongoDB
• Passport: A middleware for user authentication and authorization
• Axios: A popular HTTP client for making API requests
• Tailwind: A CSS framework for building responsive web pages
• Socket.io: A library for real-time bidirectional communication between the client and server

These technologies are subject to change in future as we build our website.

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone <repository-url>
2. Navigate to the project directory: cd betting-website
3. Install the dependencies for the client: cd client && npm install
4. Install the dependencies for the server: cd ../server && npm install
5. Set up environment variables:
   • Create a .env file in the server directory
   • Define the following environment variables:

     PORT=<port-number>
     MONGODB_URI=<mongodb-uri>
     SECRET_KEY=<secret-key-for-jwt>
     

6. Start the client and server concurrently: npm run dev
7. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000 to access the betting website.

Usage

• Register an account or log in to an existing account
• Browse sports events and view the betting odds
• Place bets on sports events
• View account balance, betting history, and open bets
• Admins can manage sports events, betting odds, and user accounts through the admin panel

Contributing

If you would like to contribute to this project, please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch for your feature/bugfix: git checkout -b feature-name
3. Make your changes and commit them: git commit -m "Description of your changes"
4. Push your changes to the forked repository: git push origin feature-name
5. Create a pull request against the main branch of the original repository

Acknowledgements

• React
• Redux
• Node.js
• Express
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• Passport
• Axios
• Bootstrap
• Socket.io

Contact

If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact the project owner:

• Utkarsh