# 🚌 BusEase – Bus Ticket Booking and Management System BusEase is a full-stack bus ticket booking and management system designed to streamline the process of booking seats, managing bus data, handling user feedback, and supporting admin control functionalities. The backend is built with Node.js and integrates with PostgreSQL for database operations. --- ## ⚙️ Features - 🚌 Search and view available buses - 🧾 Book bus tickets - 👤 User authentication (login, signup) - 🗣️ Submit feedback - 🔧 Admin controls (add/edit/delete buses, view bookings) - 🔐 JWT-based route protection --- ## 🧰 Tech Stack - **Backend**: Node.js (Express) - **Database**: PostgreSQL - **Middleware**: Custom auth middleware - **Package Manager**: npm --- ## 🔧 Setup Instructions ### 1. Clone the repository ```bash git clone https://github.com/Vasanth-Loganathan/BusEase.git cd BusEase/Backend ### 2. Install dependencies ```bash npm install ### 3.Configure environment variables ```bash PORT=5000 DB_HOST=localhost DB_USER=your_db_user DB_PASSWORD=your_db_password DB_NAME=your_database_name DB_PORT=5432 JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret ### 4. Set up the PostgreSQL database Create a PostgreSQL database (e.g., busease_db) using your DB tool (pgAdmin, CLI, etc.) Tables will be created automatically by your application logic or SQL schema. ### 5. Run the backend server ```bash node server.js The server will start at: http://localhost:5000 # BusEase