📚 BulkyWeb - ASP.NET Core 8 MVC Project

This repository contains the Bulky Book Website project, developed while following a Beginner to Advanced .NET 8 ASP.NET Core MVC Course.
The project covers everything from the fundamentals of ASP.NET Core to advanced concepts, with practical implementation in a real-world style e-commerce application.

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🎯 Features

• Structure of ASP.NET Core MVC and Razor Projects
• Integrating Entity Framework Core with Code First Migrations
• Repository Pattern for Data Access
• CRUD operations with Razor Pages
• Sessions, TempData, ViewBag, ViewData in ASP.NET Core
• Role Management with ASP.NET Core Identity
• View Components & Partial Views
• Bootstrap v5 integration for UI
• Stripe Payment Gateway integration
• Database seeding & automatic migrations
• Email Notifications
• Deploying to Microsoft Azure and IIS

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Language: C#
• Framework: ASP.NET Core 8 MVC
• Database: SQL Server (EF Core – Code First)
• UI: Razor Pages + Bootstrap v5
• Authentication: ASP.NET Core Identity
• Payment: Stripe Integration
• Deployment: Microsoft Azure

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📂 Project Structure

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├── .github/workflows       # CI/CD workflows (Azure build & deployment)
├── Bulky.DataAccess        # Data Access Layer (EF Core, Repository, Unit of Work)
├── Bulky.Models            # Entity models & validation
├── Bulky.Utility           # Helper classes, session for shopping cart, constants
├── BulkyWeb                # Main ASP.NET Core MVC web application
├── BulkyWebRazor_Temp      # Razor Pages demo project (CRUD example)
├── BulkyWeb.sln            # Solution file
├── .gitignore
├── .gitattributes
└── README.md

⚙️ Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/tungcbh/BulkyWeb.git
   cd BulkyWeb

2. Setup Database

   • Ensure SQL Server is installed and running.

   • Update connection string in appsettings.json.

   • Apply migrations:

     dotnet ef database update

3. Run the application

   dotnet run --project BulkyWeb

   Access at: https://localhost:7071

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📦 Deployment

• Deploy to Azure App Service (with SQL Azure Database).
• Or host locally on IIS with SQL Server.

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