Synthera Online Shop with AI
ReactNode.jsExpress.jsMongoDBFirebase AuthenticationTailwind CSSREST API
# Overview
Synthera is a modern full-stack e-commerce application designed to provide a seamless shopping experience for customers while offering dedicated dashboards for sellers and administrators. One of its standout features is an AI-powered chatbot that assists users with product information, login issues, purchasing guidance, and general site navigation. The platform implements secure authentication, role-based authorization, complete product management, shopping cart functionality, and an intuitive admin panel.
# Features
- ▸Secure role-based authentication for Admin, Seller, and User.
- ▸AI-powered chatbot for customer support and product assistance.
- ▸Complete product CRUD operations with seller-specific management.
- ▸Shopping cart and order workflow.
- ▸Admin dashboard for managing users and sellers.
- ▸Responsive UI optimized for desktop and mobile devices.
# Challenges Faced
One of the biggest challenges was implementing a scalable role-based authorization system while ensuring each user type could only access permitted routes and resources. Integrating the AI chatbot into the shopping experience without affecting overall application performance also required careful planning.
# Future Improvements
I plan to integrate secure online payment gateways, implement advanced product search with filtering, add order tracking, improve AI capabilities with contextual conversations, and migrate the project to Next.js with PostgreSQL and Prisma for better scalability.