TravelRush 🗺️

An Airbnb-style travel listing platform where users can browse, create, and review travel stays. Features interactive maps, cloud image storage, and full user authentication.

🔗 Live Demo: (https://travelrush.onrender.com/login)

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB + Mongoose
• Frontend: EJS, CSS, JavaScript
• Auth: Passport.js (local strategy) + connect-mongo sessions
• Maps: Mapbox GL JS + Mapbox Geocoding API
• Media: Cloudinary + Multer
• Deployment: Render

Features

• Full CRUD for travel listings — create, edit, delete stays
• Interactive Mapbox map showing listing locations
• Cloudinary-powered image uploads
• User authentication with persistent sessions via connect-mongo
• Review and rating system per listing
• Fully responsive layout

Setup & Installation

git clone https://github.com/seeratirsh/TravelRush
cd TravelRush
npm install

Create a .env file with:

MONGO_URL=your_mongodb_connection_string
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_KEY=your_cloudinary_key
CLOUDINARY_SECRET=your_cloudinary_secret
MAPBOX_TOKEN=your_mapbox_token
SESSION_SECRET=your_session_secret

node app.js

What I Learned

• Resolved connect-mongo v6 named export issue on deployment
• Debugged trust proxy and secure cookie config on Render
• Handled Cloudinary v1/v2 dependency conflicts with multer-storage-cloudinary