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Social Media
Platform

A production-grade social networking platform handling 50K+ daily active users. Built with real-time feeds, stories, live streaming, and AI-powered content recommendation engine.

10 Weeks
Duration
Microservices
Architecture
2,500+
Students Built
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Built with : React Node.js PostgreSQL Redis Docker
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About This Project

Build a Real-World
Social Network

This is not a toy project. You will build ConnectVerse — a full-scale social media platform that handles everything from user profiles to real-time messaging, stories, live streaming, and AI-powered content feeds.

Students architect this using microservices patterns, implement WebSocket-based real-time features, set up Redis pub/sub for notifications, and deploy via Docker containers on AWS ECS. The result? A portfolio piece that impresses senior engineers.

By the end, you will have handled real-world challenges like real-time feed aggregation, WebRTC video calling, content moderation with AI, distributed notification systems, and automated CI/CD with GitHub Actions.

40+
API Endpoints
95%
Test Coverage
<100ms
Feed Load Time
99.9%
Uptime SLA
Active Users
50,000+ online
Content Safety
AI Moderation
NSFW Filter Spam Hate
Live Streaming
WebRTC + RTMP
1080p Low Latency Chat
AI Feed
Smart Recommendations
Technology Stack

Enterprise-Grade Tech Stack

Every technology chosen for production readiness, scalability, and industry demand.

Frontend

User Interface Layer

React 18
Concurrent Features, Suspense
Redux Toolkit + RTK Query
State Management & Caching
Tailwind CSS
Utility-First Styling
React Native
Cross-Platform Mobile App

Backend

API & Business Logic

Node.js + Express
REST & GraphQL APIs
Prisma ORM
Type-Safe Database Access
JWT + OAuth 2.0
AuthN & AuthZ
GraphQL + Apollo
Efficient Data Fetching

Data Layer

Storage & Caching

PostgreSQL 15
Primary Relational DB
Redis 7
Caching, Sessions, Pub/Sub
Elasticsearch
User & Content Search
AWS S3 + CloudFront
Media Storage & CDN

DevOps

Deployment & Infrastructure

Docker + Compose
Containerization
GitHub Actions
CI/CD Pipelines
AWS ECS / EKS
Container Orchestration
Nginx + CloudFront
Reverse Proxy & CDN

Testing

Quality Assurance

Jest + Supertest
Unit & Integration Testing
Cypress
E2E Testing Framework
React Testing Library
Component Tests
Postman Collections
API Contract Testing

Tools

Developer Experience

Swagger / OpenAPI
Interactive API Docs
Winston + ELK Stack
Structured Logging
Socket.io
Real-time Communication
WebRTC + Mediasoup
Video Calling & Streaming
Features

What You Will Build

Every feature mirrors real production systems used by companies like Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.

JWT & OAuth 2.0 Authentication

Implement secure token-based auth with refresh tokens, role-based access control (RBAC), and social login integration (Google, GitHub, Facebook).

Passport.js Refresh Tokens

Smart News Feed

AI-powered personalized feed with infinite scroll, post ranking algorithm, content filtering, and real-time updates via WebSocket.

Algorithm WebSocket

Stories & Live Streaming

24-hour disappearing stories with image/video filters, live streaming with real-time chat, and WebRTC-based video calls.

WebRTC Stories

Real-Time Messaging

Socket.io-powered instant messaging with read receipts, typing indicators, group chats, file sharing, and end-to-end encryption.

Socket.io E2E Encryption

Smart Notifications

Push notifications for likes, comments, follows, mentions, and live events. WebSocket + Firebase FCM integration with notification preferences.

FCM Web Push

Advanced Search & Discovery

Elasticsearch-powered search for users, posts, hashtags, and trends. Autocomplete, fuzzy matching, trending topics, and people you may know.

Elasticsearch Discovery

AI Content Moderation

Automated content filtering using TensorFlow.js for NSFW detection, spam classification, hate speech detection, and toxic comment filtering.

TensorFlow AI Filter

Analytics Dashboard

Comprehensive analytics for post engagement, follower growth, audience demographics, content performance, and revenue insights.

Analytics Insights

PWA & Responsive Design

Progressive Web App with offline support, push notifications, installable on mobile, and fully responsive design across all device sizes.

PWA Offline
Screenshots

Project Gallery

A visual walkthrough of the platform's key interfaces and dashboards.

News Feed
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News Feed

Personalized feed with infinite scroll, post interactions, and real-time updates.

User Profile
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User Profile

Rich profile pages with posts grid, followers, bio, and media gallery.

Stories Feature
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Stories Feature

24-hour disappearing stories with image/video filters and viewer analytics.

Messaging
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Real-Time Messaging

Instant chat with read receipts, typing indicators, and file sharing.

Live Streaming
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Live Streaming

WebRTC-powered live streaming with real-time chat and viewer reactions.

Mobile Chat
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Mobile Chat

Responsive mobile chat interface with dark mode and emoji support.

Architecture

System Architecture

Microservices-based architecture designed for horizontal scaling, fault tolerance, and real-time communication.

Client Layer

User-facing applications

React Web App
React Native
PWA
Swagger UI

API Gateway Layer

Traffic management & security

Nginx
Rate Limiting
SSL/TLS
Load Balancer

Application Services

Business logic microservices

User Service
Feed Service
Chat Service
Notification Service

Data Layer

Storage & caching infrastructure

PostgreSQL
Redis
Elasticsearch
AWS S3