WonderLands

The idea

WonderLands is a full-stack web application inspired by Airbnb. People can explore listings, view them on an interactive map, add ratings and reviews, and manage the properties they own. I focused on the backend: architecture, authentication, CRUD operations and a real deployment.

What it does

• Sign-up, login and authorisation with Passport.js.
• Create, edit and delete listings, allowed only for their owners.
• Ratings out of 5 and reviews, with user permissions.
• Interactive maps with Leaflet.js and location markers.
• Image uploads and storage through Cloudinary.
• Server-side form validation with Joi.
• A responsive interface built with Bootstrap.
• Express middleware, controllers and REST routes behind it all.

Built with

• Node.js
• Express.js
• EJS
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• Bootstrap
• Leaflet.js
• Cloudinary
• Render

What I learned

• Building full-stack applications with authentication and authorisation.
• Structuring REST APIs into routes, controllers and middleware.
• Schema design and relationships with Mongoose.
• Handling file uploads and integrating maps and Cloudinary.
• Session management and flash messages.
• Deploying a full-stack app.
• Debugging, error handling and backend architecture.