Movie Booking Website System | This full-stack application was developed for the Software Dev Guild Hackathon-InterIIT 2024. The system implements a role-based authentication model where admins can modify user permissions. It also uses WebSockets for real-time updates on bookings, Redis for caching frequently accessed data, and integrates external APIs for email notifications and movie data.

• Role-Based Authentication with Admin Control:

  • Admins have full control over adding, updating, and deleting movies, theatres, showtimes, and users.
  • Admins can add new admins and remove existing ones, effectively managing permissions and roles.

• WebSocket Integration:

  • Real-time booking updates are pushed to users using WebSockets, ensuring instant feedback on ticket availability and bookings without needing a page refresh.

• In-Memory Database (Redis):

  • Redis is used as an in-memory caching layer to store frequently accessed data like movie listings, showtimes, and theatre details. This reduces the load on the primary MongoDB database, improving performance.

• External API Integration:

  • SendGrid API: Integrated to send booking confirmations and notifications via email.
  • TMDB (The Movie Database) API: Fetches detailed movie information such as descriptions, posters, covers, and trailers to enhance the movie browsing experience.

• Online Booking System:

  • Customers can browse and book movie tickets online.
  • Real-time updates via email ensure that once tickets are booked, other users are notified of the availability instantly.

• Admin Dashboard:

  • A comprehensive dashboard for admins to manage movies, theatres, showtimes, reservations, and user roles. Admins can also handle system-wide configurations.

• Reservations:

  • Customers can make and cancel reservations.
  • Admins can view and manage all reservations through the dashboard, ensuring smooth booking operations.

• If you haven't downloaded the codebase yet, get the latest version from GitHub.
• Locate the zip file of the codebase if you have already downloaded it.

• Unzip the downloaded folder.
• Open the extracted folder in Visual Studio Code (VSCode).

• In the root directory of the project, create a file named .env.

• Add the following environment variables to the .env file. Replace the placeholder values with your own:

  MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://your_mongodb_username:your_mongodb_password@your_cluster_url/?retryWrites=true&w=majority&appName=MovieInfo
  REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379
  PORT=3000
  
  FIREBASE_API_KEY=your_firebase_api_key
  FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN=your_firebase_auth_domain
  FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=your_firebase_project_id
  FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET=your_firebase_storage_bucket
  FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID=your_firebase_messaging_sender_id
  FIREBASE_APP_ID=your_firebase_app_id
  FIREBASE_MEASUREMENT_ID=your_firebase_measurement_id
  
  SENDGRID_API_KEY=your_sendgrid_api_key
  TMDB_API_KEY=your_tmdb_api_key

• Open the terminal in VSCode.
• Run the following command to install all necessary dependencies and create the node_modules folder:

  npm install
  

• To start the server, run the following command:

  npm start
  

• Navigate to screens/index.html in your project. Click on "Go Live" in VSCode to start the live server.

Use the following credentials to access the admin dashboard:

• Email: testadmin@gmail.com
• Password: ihavetheADMINaccess

• Node.js & Express: Back-end framework for handling server-side logic.
• MongoDB: Primary database for storing movies, theatres, showtimes, and reservations.
• Redis: In-memory cache to improve performance.
• WebSockets: Real-time communication between server and client for booking updates.
• Firebase: For authentication and user management.
• SendGrid API: For sending transactional emails such as booking confirmations.
• TMDB API: For displaying detailed movie data including descriptions, posters, and trailers.