React + Django REST E-commerce App Roadmap
1. Prerequisites
Before starting: - React basics – Components, props, state, hooks. - Django basics – Models, views,
URLs, templates. - Django REST Framework – Serializers, viewsets, API endpoints. - Basic API
consumption with Axios or Fetch in React.
2. Learn the Integration Process
Free Resources: - Dennis Ivy – React + Django Full Stack E-commerce (YouTube) - JustDjango – Build
an E-commerce Platform with Django and React - Code With Stein – DRF + React tutorials Paid
Resources: - Udemy – Build a Complete E-commerce Website with Django and React - Coding for
Entrepreneurs – Django + React projects
3. Project Roadmap (React + Django E-commerce)
Backend (Django + DRF): 1. Setup Django Project and DRF 2. Create Models: Product, Category,
Order, OrderItem, Cart 3. Build API Endpoints: Products, Single Product, Cart 4. Add Authentication
with JWT 5. Enable CORS 6. Test API in Postman Frontend (React): 1. Setup React App (Vite or CRA)
2. Install Libraries: axios, react-router-dom, redux-toolkit or Context API 3. Fetch Products from API 4.
Build Cart Functionality 5. User Authentication (JWT) 6. Checkout Page 7. Styling with Tailwind CSS or
Material UI
4. Connect Both
- Make API calls from React using Axios - Configure CORS in Django: INSTALLED_APPS =
['corsheaders', ...] CORS_ALLOW_ALL_ORIGINS = True - Test API calls from React to Django
5. Deployment
- Frontend: Deploy React app on Vercel or Netlify - Backend: Deploy Django API on Render or Railway
- Connect React app to live Django API URL
