ApplyFlow

Full-stack job application tracker with Kanban pipeline, dashboard analytics, and follow-up reminders.

Live Demo: https://applyflow-m6ak.onrender.com
Login password: demo (writes require login; reads are open)

Portfolio / demo project with seeded sample data only. Do not commit real application records, notes, recruiter contacts, or salary details.

Screenshots

Dashboard

Kanban

List

Features

• CRUD for job applications (auth-protected writes)
• Status pipeline with drag-and-drop Kanban
• Search and status filters
• Dashboard metrics, pipeline analytics, follow-up reminders
• Reminder digest with optional Slack/email webhook (REMINDER_WEBHOOK_URL)
• Seeded demo data on first launch
• SQLite locally; PostgreSQL in production via DATABASE_URL

Architecture & tech stack

┌─────────────────┐     REST/JSON      ┌──────────────────┐
│  React + Vite   │ ◄────────────────► │  FastAPI (API)   │
│  TypeScript     │                    │  SQLAlchemy ORM  │
│  Tailwind CSS   │                    └────────┬─────────┘
└─────────────────┘                             │
        ▲                                       ▼
        │ SPA static files          ┌──────────────────┐
        └───────────────────────────│ SQLite / Postgres│
              (same Render service) └──────────────────┘

Layer	Tech
Frontend	React 19, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS
Backend	FastAPI, Pydantic, SQLAlchemy 2
Auth	JWT (python-jose), password-gated writes
Database	SQLite (local) · PostgreSQL (production)
Deploy	Single Render web service: API + built SPA

Frontend talks to /api/*. In production the Vite build is copied into backend/static and served by FastAPI, so one URL hosts both UI and API.

Setup

Requirements: Python 3.13+, Node 20+

# Backend
cd backend
python3.13 -m venv venv
./venv/bin/pip install -i https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/simple -r requirements.txt
./venv/bin/uvicorn app.main:app --reload --app-dir .

# Frontend (new terminal)
cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

Service	URL
API	http://127.0.0.1:8000
App	http://127.0.0.1:5173
Health	http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/health

Optional env vars: DEMO_PASSWORD, AUTH_SECRET, DATABASE_URL, CORS_ORIGINS, REMINDER_WEBHOOK_URL.

Deploy

Blueprint: render.yaml. Set secrets in the Render dashboard:

Variable	Purpose
DEMO_PASSWORD	Login password (default demo)
AUTH_SECRET	JWT signing secret
DATABASE_URL	Optional Neon/Postgres URL
REMINDER_WEBHOOK_URL	Optional webhook for reminder digests
CORS_ORIGINS	* or your frontend origin

Manual production build (no Docker):

cd frontend && npm ci && npm run build
mkdir -p ../backend/static && cp -r dist/* ../backend/static/
cd ../backend && ./venv/bin/uvicorn app.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

Portfolio blurb

ApplyFlow — Full-stack job application tracker. Track company, role, status, and follow-ups on a Kanban board with search, dashboard analytics, and reminder digests. React, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, REST, SQLite/PostgreSQL. Live on Render.
Demo: https://applyflow-m6ak.onrender.com · Code: https://github.com/padmabaireddy/applyflow

Resume one-liner: Built ApplyFlow, a React/TypeScript + FastAPI job tracker with Kanban pipeline, analytics, and auth-protected writes (live on Render).