Block-Shop is a decentralized e-commerce platform that leverages Blockchain technology to store product reviews. Nowadays many individuals purchase products online. Such individuals rely on the product reviews to decide whether to purchase a product or not. However, a centralized e-commerce platform faces issues such as fake/modified product reviews. Block-Shop solves such issues by using Blockchain technology to provide untampered product reviews to users, thus creating a trustworthy and reliable environment for users to purchase products

1. Purchase products
2. Submit reviews for products
3. Read untampered product reviews stored in the blockchain
4. Gain loyalty points for writing reviews
5. Review each product only once after purchasing the product to prevent spamming fake reviews
6. Secure authentication using Digital Signature Verification

1. Front-End

   • React used for building front-end of the web application
   • HTML used for structuring the web application
   • CSS used for styling the web application
   • Javascript used for bulding a dynamic web application

2. Back-End

   • Python django framework used for back-end database and API calls
   • Solidity used for writing smart contract to store product reviews in the blockchain

1. Instructions to visit web application

   • Visit link : https://blockshop.netlify.app/
   • Connect Metamask wallet with the DApp
   • Switch to Sepolia Test Network in Metamask as smart contract has been deployed on Sepolia Test Network

2. Instructions to RUN the project locally

   • Download the project folder
   • Install necessary dependencies by typing pip install -r requirements.txt in command prompt in the folder containing requirements.txt file
   • Install necessary dependencies by typing npm install in command prompt in the folder containing package.json file
   • In the back-end root directory of project, type python manage.py runserver in command prompt
   • In the front-end root directory of project, type npm start in command prompt
   • Visit the front-end link and explore the DApp
   • Connect Metamask wallet with the DApp
   • Switch to Sepolia Test Network in Metamask as smart contract has been deployed on Sepolia Test Network