eBay Auction Platform

A Java-based auction web application built with Jakarta EE. Features a full-stack marketplace with authentication, product listings, bidding engine, and admin management.

Tech Stack

• Java 21, Jakarta EE 10 (Servlet / JSP)
• Maven 3.8+, MySQL 8.x, Apache Tomcat 10.1+

Quick Start

1. Database Setup

mysql -u root -p < db/schema.sql

Creates ebay_db with default admin: admin / admin123

2. Build & Run

mvn clean package
cp target/ebay-1.0-SNAPSHOT.war $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/
$CATALINA_HOME/bin/catalina.sh run

Access at: http://localhost:8080/ebay-1.0-SNAPSHOT/

Project Status

✅ Functional

• Auth: Session management, BCrypt, Role-based access (USER/ADMIN).
• Marketplace: Product CRUD, image uploads, categorization.
• Bidding: Real-time bidding engine, history tracking.
• Admin: Dashboard for managing users, products, departments.

🚧 Roadmap

• Auction lifecycle (auto-close, end-time validation).
• Concurrent bid safety & proxy bidding.
• CSRF tokens & API rate limiting.

Configuration

Use environment variables in production:

• DB_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_NAME, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD

License

MIT