🚗 RTO Connect – Online RTO Operations Automation

with ChatBot Support

A full-stack web application to automate the core services of the Regional Transport Office (RTO) like license application, vehicle registration, fee payment etc. Built with a React.js frontend and Node.js/Express.js backend, and integrated with Stripe for secure payments and DialogFlow for chatbot assistance.

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🧾 Table of Contents

• Features
• Tech Stack
• Folder Structure
• Installation & Setup
  • Backend Setup
  • Frontend Setup
• Environment Variables
• Usage
• Future Scope
• Contributors

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✨ Features

• User Authentication (Signup/Login with JWT)
• Driving License Application
• Vehicle Registration Module
• Driving License Test
• Admin Dashboard for Application Management
• Stripe Payment Gateway Integration
• Chatbot Assistance with DialogFlow
• Dynamic Status Updates (Approved / Rejected)
• PDF Report Generation for Vehicle Fitness
• Responsive UI with Tailwind CSS
• Charts for app stats with Chart.js

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🧑‍💻 Tech Stack

🔹 Frontend

• React.js
• Vite
• Tailwind CSS
• Axios
• React Router
• Chart.js
• Stripe.js
• Framer Motion
• jsPDF

🔹 Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB + Mongoose
• JWT Authentication
• Nodemailer
• Stripe
• CORS, dotenv
• DialogFlow API

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

✅ Backend Setup

cd backend
npm install
npm run dev

📦 Dependencies:

express mongoose dotenv bcryptjs jsonwebtoken cors nodemailer body-parser stripe

Add to package.json:

"scripts": {
  "dev": "nodemon server.js",
  "start": "node server.js"
}

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✅ Frontend Setup

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

📦 Dependencies:

axios react-router-dom
chart.js react-chartjs-2 chartjs-plugin-datalabels
@stripe/stripe-js @stripe/react-stripe-js
framer-motion
jspdf jspdf-autotable

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🔐 Environment Variables

Backend: .env

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_uri
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=your_stripe_secret
STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=your_stripe_publishable_key

Frontend: .env

VITE_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=your_stripe_public_key

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🚀 Usage

1. Run the backend server:

   cd backend
   npm run dev

2. Run the frontend server:

   cd frontend
   npm run dev

3. Visit http://localhost:5173 to open the app.

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🔮 Future Scope

• Add multilingual support for better accessibility.
• Integrate SMS notifications via Twilio.
• AI-based document verification system.
• Blockchain-based license verification.
• Mobile app version (React Native).

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🤝 Contributors

Stuti Rajeev @thestutirajeev & Ish Jaiswal @ishjaiswal7

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