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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• Framework: Next.js 15 - React-based framework with App Router for optimal performance

• Styling: TailwindCSS 4 - Utility-first CSS framework with modern design system

• Components: Shandcn - Accessible, unstyled components for building high-quality design systems

• State Management: Zustand - Lightweight state management solution

• Data Fetching: TanStack Query (React Query) - Powerful data synchronization for React

• Animations: Motion (Framer Motion) - Production-ready motion library for React

• UI Enhancements:

  • Lucide React - Beautiful & consistent icon library

  • Emoji Picker React - Interactive emoji selection for posts

  • Sonner - Elegant toast notifications

  • Vaul - Mobile-first drawer component

Backend

• TypeScript - Type-safe development

• Runtime: Node.js - JavaScript runtime for server-side development

• Framework: Express.js - Fast, unopinionated web framework for Node.js

• Database: MongoDB with Mongoose - NoSQL database for flexible data modeling

• Authentication: JSON Web Tokens (JWT) - Secure token-based authentication

• File Storage: Cloudinary - Cloud-based image and media management

• Email Service: Nodemailer - Email notifications and account verification

• Validation: Zod - Schema validation for API endpoints Development Tools: