Invitation-Only E-Commerce Platform Development

E-Commerce Platform – Summary (Bullet Points)
System Goal

Build an e-commerce platform with product sales

User registration/login restricted to invitation codes

Support ticket system with automatic email notifications

Secure payments and billing

Modern, youthful, and responsive UI

User Roles

Admin

Manage products

Generate invitation codes

View users

Manage tickets and statuses

View orders and payments

User (Customer)

Register using invitation code

Purchase products

View order history

Create and track support tickets

(Optional) Technician / Support

Receive ticket notification emails

Update ticket status (if panel exists)

Registration with Invitation Codes

Admin creates codes (single-use by default)

Codes have status: active / used / disabled

Optional expiration date

User must provide:

Invitation code

Name

Email

Password

System validates code and registers user

Code is marked as used after registration

Backend Modules

Authentication

Secure login & registration

Password hashing (bcrypt)

JWT or secure cookies

Products

Public product listing and details

Admin CRUD (create, update, delete products)

Cart & Orders

Add to cart

Create orders

Order tracking (user & admin)

Payments

Stripe Checkout or PayPal

Secure webhook confirmation

Store payment references

Support Tickets

Users create tickets

Admin views and updates status

Automatic email to support team

Automated Emails

Ticket created → sent to technicians

Ticket confirmation → sent to user

Payment confirmation → optional

HTML email templates

Database (Core Tables)

Users

Invitation Codes

Products

Orders

Order Items

Tickets

(Optional) Ticket Messages

Frontend Screens

Public: Home, catalog, product detail, login, registration, checkout

User: Profile, orders, create/view tickets

Admin: Dashboard, products, invitation codes, orders, tickets

Security Requirements

HTTPS

Encrypted passwords

Token-based authentication

Input validation & sanitization

Role-based access control

Secure payment webhooks

Deliverables

Backend + frontend repository

Setup documentation (README)

Admin panel (minimum viable)

Payment gateway integration

Email service configured

Deployment-ready solution

MVP Phases

Phase 1

Invitation-based registration

Products

Payments

Orders

Ticket system with email

Phase 2

Advanced admin features

Inventory management

Coupons & discounts

Shipping module

PDF invoices

Ticket chat history