Internship Tracker

A full-stack Internship Application Tracker built with Next.js (App Router), TypeScript, Prisma, Postgres, TailwindCSS, and NextAuth (Google OAuth). Track applications, filter/search, and view a dashboard summary of milestones like Applied → Interview → Offer.

Features

• Google sign-in via NextAuth (OAuth)
• Dashboard stats (Total, Applied, Interviews, Offers)
• Search + filter by company/role and milestone
• CRUD applications (create/view/manage entries)
• Prisma + Postgres persistence (works great with Neon)
• Deployed on Vercel with custom domain + HTTPS

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Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js 16 (App Router), React, TypeScript, TailwindCSS
• Backend: Next.js server components + route handlers, NextAuth
• Database: Postgres
• ORM: Prisma
• Deployment: Vercel

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Project Structure (high level)

src/
  app/                # Next.js App Router routes
    api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts
    (app)/dashboard/  # authenticated app pages
  components/         # UI components (tables/cards/forms)
  lib/                # prisma client, helpers
prisma/               # schema + migrations (if included)

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Environment Variables

Create a .env locally (do not commit secrets). Example:

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://USER:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT/DB?sslmode=require"

NEXTAUTH_URL="http://localhost:3000"
NEXTAUTH_SECRET="your-random-secret"

GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID="your-google-client-id"
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET="your-google-client-secret"

Generate NEXTAUTH_SECRET

openssl rand -base64 32

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Local Development

Install deps:

npm install

Run Prisma (first-time / after schema changes):

npx prisma generate
npx prisma db push
# or if you're using migrations:
# npx prisma migrate dev

Start dev server:

npm run dev

Open: http://localhost:3000

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Build

npm run build
npm start

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Deploy (Vercel)

1. Import the GitHub repo in Vercel

2. Set environment variables in Vercel:

   • DATABASE_URL
   • NEXTAUTH_URL (your production domain, e.g. https://www.internship-tracker.com)
   • NEXTAUTH_SECRET
   • GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID
   • GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET

3. Add your custom domain (optional)

4. Ensure Google OAuth Authorized redirect URIs include:

   • https://YOUR_DOMAIN/api/auth/callback/google

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Screens / Demo

• Landing page + CTA to login
• Authenticated dashboard with stats + filters
• Applications table view

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License

MIT