The latest articles on DEV Community by Prajwal P B (@drpeterstark). https://dev.to/drpeterstark https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3688118%2F918d9569-7859-4e3a-8d93-f3c6e2da652d.png https://dev.to/drpeterstark en Prajwal P B Thu, 01 Jan 2026 06:53:32 +0000 https://dev.to/drpeterstark/building-a-production-ready-dockerized-mern-e-commerce-app-stylenest-1g5e https://dev.to/drpeterstark/building-a-production-ready-dockerized-mern-e-commerce-app-stylenest-1g5e <p>Building real-world projects is the best way to grow as a developer.</p> <p>Over the past few weeks, I built <strong>StyleNest</strong>, a production-ready e-commerce platform using the MERN stack, focusing on real-world features like payments, admin control, and deployment.</p> <p>🚀 Tech Stack</p> <ul> <li>React</li> <li>Node.js &amp; Express</li> <li>MongoDB</li> <li>Docker &amp; Docker Compose</li> <li>Razorpay for payments</li> </ul> <p>✨ Core Features</p> <ul> <li>User authentication with JWT</li> <li>Product listing, search, and filtering</li> <li>Cart &amp; wishlist with persistent state</li> <li>Secure Razorpay checkout</li> <li>Admin panel for managing products and orders</li> <li>Users can rate and give review on products</li> <li>Order lifecycle tracking (Placed → Shipped → Delivered)</li> <li>Fully containerized using Docker</li> </ul> <p>📦 What I learned</p> <ul> <li>Structuring a scalable MERN backend</li> <li>Handling payments securely</li> <li>Writing Dockerfiles for frontend &amp; backend</li> <li>Managing environment variables in production</li> <li>Thinking like a product, not just a coder</li> </ul> <p>🔗 Open Source Repository<br> <a href="https://github.com/csprajwalpb/StyleNest" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/csprajwalpb/StyleNest</a></p> <p>If this project helps or inspires you, please consider giving it a ⭐ on GitHub — it genuinely helps independent developers like me.</p> <p>I’d love feedback, suggestions, or contributions!</p> react mern webdev opensource