Real-time-Forex-MERN

A real-time collaborative workspace application for forex trading, built with the MERN stack and Socket.io.

Features

• 🔐 JWT-based Authentication
• 💬 Real-time Chat Channels
• 📊 Live Forex Price Updates
• 👥 Role-based Access Control
• 🔔 Real-time Notifications
• 📱 Responsive Design

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• Real-time Communication: Socket.io
• Authentication: JWT

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• MongoDB
• npm or yarn

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <this-repo-url>
cd Real-time-Forex-MERN

2. Install dependencies:

cd server && npm install
cd ../src && npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3001/
VITE_CLIENT_URL=http://localhost:5173/
MONGODB_URI=
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key
PORT=3001

Running the Application

1. Start the backend server:

cd server && npm start

2. Start the frontend development server:

cd src && npm run dev

API Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /api/auth/register - Register new user
• POST /api/auth/login - User login
• GET /api/auth/validate - Validate JWT token
• PUT /api/auth/update - Update user profile

User Roles

• Admin: Full access, can manage channels
• Trader: Access to trading channels and chat
• Guest: Limited access to public channels

Available Currency Pairs

• EUR/USD
• GBP/USD
• USD/JPY
• USD/CHF

Security Features

• Password hashing with bcrypt
• JWT token authentication
• Role-based access control
• Secure API endpoints

Contributing

• Fork the repository
• Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
• Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
• Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
• Open a Pull Request

License

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