As more businesses continue to move to the web, the ability to buy and sell in an online marketplace setting has become a core requirement for many web platforms. In this and the next chapter, we will utilize the MERN stack technologies to develop an online marketplace application complete with features that enable users to buy and sell.
In this chapter, we will start building the online marketplace by extending the MERN skeleton with the following features:
- Users with seller accounts
- Shop management
- Product management
- Product search by name and category
