Objectives of the Project The main objective of this project is to develop a Real-Time Freelance Marketplace System that connects clients and freelancers through a secure and interactive web platform. Main Features

Job posting and bidding system

Real-time bidding using WebSockets

Smart freelancer matching system

Secure authentication with NextAuth and JWT

Real-time chat between clients and freelancers

Project tracking dashboard

Review and rating system

Admin panel for platform management

Scalable, secure, and user-friendly design

Project Setup

Follow the steps below to set up and run the project locally.

Prerequisites

Make sure the following tools are installed on your system:

Node.js , npm or yarn or bun , PostgreSQL ( PrismaORM ) , Git

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone <repository-url> && cd project-name

Install dependencies

bun install

Configure environment variables

Create a .env file in the root directory and add the required environment variables:

DATABASE_URL="DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:password@localhost:5432/mydb?schema=public"
NEXTAUTH_SECRET=your_secret_key
NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=
GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=
GITHUB_CLIENT_ID= 

Run the development server bun run dev

Open the application

Visit:

http://localhost:3000

Run Docker Container : docker run --name some-postgres -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=mysecretpassword -e POSTGRES_DB=mydb -d -p 5432:5432 postgres

Connection String : DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:password@localhost:5432/mydb?schema=public"