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+Description
+Building a website (online clothes shop) for customers to explore, search and buy new clothes. The website will allow staff member to add/ remove items as well as allowing managers to edit prices and apply discounts.
+How to run the application 
+1.	Run the provided SQL script to create the database.
+2.	Create an account on: https://mailtrap.io and replace:
+
+"var transport = nodemailer.createTransport({
+  host: "sandbox.smtp.mailtrap.io",
+  port: 2525,
+  auth: {
+    user: "c16e97160a283c",
+    pass: "b0744070dad435"
+  }
+});"
+With the one provided from that website (copy and paste on the server.js file).
+3.	open the IDE and execute the 'npm run dev' or 'npm start' command in the terminal of the IDE. Following this, the terminal should display a message saying, "Server is listening on port 7000," indicating the server is active.
+4.	Then, by entering localhost:7000 in a web browser to access the homepage. 
+5.	If everything is followed as described, you can navigate and use the application as normal website.
+
+Support
+For any question, please contact me on: zfac125@live.rhul.ac.uk 
+Roadmap
+This project can have more sophisticated features in which can be developed according to a potential users’ requirements in the next phase of this project if the decision is reached to deploy this application. 
+License
+Open licence.
+
+ Project status
+Done.