🚀 Overview

eSalon enables customers to browse beauty professionals, choose services, check availability,
and book appointments instantly. Businesses handle scheduling, pricing, staffing, and branch management
from an intuitive admin panel.

Experience: Designed from real salon workflows — peak-hour scheduling, multiple staff-per-service,
and cart-based booking ensure smooth, profitable operations.

✨ Key Features

• Customer Mobile App — Browse salons, services, prices & book instantly.
• Admin Dashboard — Manage branches, staff rosters, services & promotions.
• Staff Portal — View bookings, update availability, track earnings.
• Real-Time Scheduling — Block hours, appointment limits & flexible durations.
• Online & Offline Payments — Stripe, PayPal & cash supported.
• Coupons & Loyalty Discounts — Boost customer retention.
• Ratings & Reviews — Build reputation & client trust.
• Push Notifications + Email Alerts
• Service Categories — Hair, nails, skin, grooming & wellness packages.
• Multi-location Support — Perfect for beauty chains/franchises.
• Reports & Analytics — Revenue, appointments, repeat users.
• Localization — Multi-language + currency support.

⚙️ Technical Stack

• Mobile App: Flutter 2.x/3.x (Android + iOS)
• Backend/API: Laravel (PHP 8.x compatible)
• Database: MySQL / MariaDB
• Notifications: Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)
• Hosting: Apache or NGINX on Linux recommended

Expertise: Secure, modular architecture — ideal for long-term feature expansion.

🧩 Installation Guide

1. Upload backend to server & set public/ as web root.
2. Configure DB in .env and run:
   
   composer install --optimize-autoloader
3. Seed starter data:
   
   php artisan migrate --seed
4. Configure FCM, payment gateways & timezone settings.
5. Open Flutter app → run:
   
   flutter pub get && flutter build apk
6. Distribute via Play Store/TestFlight (optional).

📦 Deliverables

• Flutter source code — customer mobile application.
• Laravel backend & admin panel.
• Database migrations & seed files.
• Documentation for installation & customization.
• GPL license file + version changelog.

📱 Supported Platforms

• Mobile: Android 6.0+, iOS 12+
• Web: Admin panel + staff module on modern browsers

Works flawlessly on mobile bookings and staff tablets at the salon front desk.

🧠 Notes

• License: GPL — modify & redistribute under same rights.
• Customization Ideas: Add on-demand home service, tips, scheduling automation, WhatsApp connect.
• SEO/ASO Ready: Structured data + clean routing for marketing growth.
• Security: Enforce HTTPS; rotate API/payment keys regularly.

👨‍💻 Original Developer Credit

Credits go to the original author:
Original CodeCanyon Listing (Developer Page)

Authoritativeness: For support, updates, & branding rights, purchase from official source.

🔒 Disclaimer

Distributed under the GPL license for educational and operational use.
No proprietary support, warranty, or trademarks from the original developer are included.
All product names and brands belong to their respective owners.

Trust Notice: Package includes version identifiers & license documentation for validation.