LOVE-ARENA

Love Arena

A full-stack dating site built with Next.js, featuring user authentication, profiles, matching algorithm, and chat functionality.

Setup

1. Install Node.js (version 18 or higher) from https://nodejs.org/

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

1. Set up the database:

npx prisma generate
npx prisma db push

1. Create a .env.local file with:

NEXTAUTH_SECRET=your-secret-key
NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000

Running the App

npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser.

Features

• User registration and login
• Profile creation and editing
• Browse and like potential matches
• Matching system
• Chat with matches

Tech Stack

• Next.js 14 with App Router
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS
• NextAuth.js for authentication
• Prisma with SQLite database
• bcryptjs for password hashing