Spring Boot E-Commerce App

This is my Spring Boot E-Commerce Application where I’ve been learning and building everything from scratch – from REST APIs to managing categories, products, users, and roles. I’ve also integrated Spring Security with JWT to secure the APIs.

It’s a project I’ve been working on to get hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate, MySQL/PostgreSQL, and Spring Security.

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What I’ve Done So Far

Here’s what’s already implemented in the project:

• Spring Boot basics and building REST APIs
• Creating a Category module for the e-commerce app
• Working with JPA and database relationships
• Pagination and sorting for better data management
• Using Lombok to reduce boilerplate code
• Input validations in APIs
• Managing products with CRUD operations
• User profiles and roles
• Securing APIs with Spring Security and JWT

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Tech Stack

• Backend: Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA
• Database: MySQL / PostgreSQL
• Security: Spring Security, JWT
• Utilities: Lombok
• Build Tool: Maven

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How to Run It Locally

1. Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/nihalsingh373/springboot-ecommerce-app.git
cd springboot-ecommerce-app
##  Next Steps / What’s Coming

- **Complete the Product module**  
- **Add Shopping Cart and Order Management**  
- **Integrate Payment Gateway**  
- **Improve frontend** (Thymeleaf or React)  
- **Deploy the app** to AWS / Heroku  

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##  About Me

I’m Nihal Singh, a passionate developer learning Spring Boot and building real-world projects to improve my skills.