This is the backend service for CasaStay, built with Node.js + Express + MongoDB, powering hotel management, bookings, payments, reviews, and admin analytics.
- ✅ OTP-based email verification on signup.
- 🔑 JWT auth with role-based access (user/admin).
- 🔄 Password reset via OTP.
- 🛡️ Secure password hashing with bcrypt.
- ➕ Add, update, delete hotels and rooms.
- 📸 Hotel images & room descriptions.
- 📅 Availability management per room.
- 🛏️ Create bookings with check-in/out, guests, and special requests.
- 💳 Stripe payment integration (webhooks for confirmation).
- 📜 Booking history & status (paid, pending, cancelled).
- ⭐ Only verified, paid users can review.
- 🔍 Review moderation (pending, approved, rejected).
- 📊 Average rating calculation with rating buckets.
- 🎟️ Admin creates special offers with codes & validity.
- 🪙 Loyalty coins awarded for eligible bookings (>₹1000).
- 🔗 Applied automatically at checkout.
- 🏨 Manage hotels, rooms, offers.
- 📊 View analytics: bookings, occupancy, revenue.
- 📝 Approve/reject reviews.
- 🛡️ Handle ID verification (manual/AI/ocr).
- 🌐 Express.js – API framework.
- 🗄️ MongoDB + Mongoose – Database & schema modeling.
- 🔐 JWT – Auth tokens.
- 🔑 bcryptjs – Password hashing.
- 💌 Nodemailer – OTP / booking confirmation emails.
- 💳 Stripe – Payments + webhook handling.
# clone repo
git clone https://github.com/your-username/casastay-backend.git
cd casastay-backend
# install dependencies
npm install
# run locally
npm run devPORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongo_connection
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=your_stripe_secret
EMAIL_USER=your_email
EMAIL_PASS=your_email_password
FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:5173-
✅ Email OTP verification
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✅ Stripe webhook integration
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✅ Loyalty coin system
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✅ Verified stay review system
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✅ Admin moderation tools
🚀 Built with ❤️ by Aarthi | MERN Stack Developer