NullSpace

NullSpace is a social platform for developers to share posts, code snippets, and ideas.
This repository contains the Next.js frontend.

• Live URL: https://nullspace-ten.vercel.app/
• Backend Repo: https://github.com/buildwithmeraj/nullspace-server

Project Details

• Built with Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and DaisyUI.
• Connects to the NullSpace backend API for auth, posts, comments, reactions, and profiles.
• Uses markdown rendering with syntax highlighting for developer-friendly content.

Features

• User authentication (email/password + Google login).
• Developer feed with infinite scroll.
• Create posts with markdown and image support.
• Post interactions: reactions and comments.
• Profile management (view/edit profile and user posts).
• Suggested users and notification-ready frontend flows.

Setup Instructions

1. Clone this repo and install dependencies:

npm install

2. Create .env.local and add:

NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:5000
NEXT_PUBLIC_GOOGLE_AUTH_PATH=/users/google

3. Start the backend from:
   https://github.com/buildwithmeraj/nullspace-server

4. Run the frontend:

npm run dev

5. Open http://localhost:3000.