Ember

A real-time dating app with swipe-based matching, instant messaging, and live presence indicators.

Features

• Swipe to Match
• Real-Time Chat
• Typing Indicators
• Read Receipts
• Online Presence
• Match Notifications
• Match Management
• Profile Customisation
• Seed Data
  
  
  

Architecture

Ember/
├── backend/    Express REST API + Socket.io server
└── frontend/   React SPA (Vite)

The backend and frontend are independent packages that run as separate processes and communicate over HTTP and WebSocket.

Browser  ──HTTP──▶  Express API  ──Mongoose──▶  MongoDB
         ◀───WS───  Socket.io

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express
• Database: MongoDB
• Frontend: React
  
  
  

Setup

Prerequisite

• Node.js 18+

Step 1: Start MongoDB (locally or point MONGO_URI at Atlas)

Step 2: Backend

  cd backend
  cp .env.example .env   # fill in MONGO_URI, JWT_SECRET, etc.
  npm install
  npm run dev            # http://localhost:5000

Step 3: Frontend

  cd frontend
  npm install
  npm run dev            # http://localhost:5173

Step 4: Seed database (Optional)

  cd backend
  npm run seed