CommunitiesPortal

Monorepo for the RootLink platform — a specialized search engine and communities platform for individuals, families, gardeners, makers, tradespeople, professionals, and homesteaders.

Project source is in /rootlink — see rootlink/README.md for full documentation.

Structure

├── rootlink/
│   ├── backend/     # Python FastAPI + SQLite
│   ├── frontend/    # Next.js 14 (App Router, Tailwind)
│   ├── scripts/     # Seed and utility scripts
│   └── README.md    # Full project docs
├── start.sh         # Development launcher
└── .gitignore

Tech

• Frontend: Next.js 14, Tailwind CSS, i18n (pt / en)
• Backend: FastAPI, SQLite, sentence-transformers (hybrid search)
• Database: SQLite (dev), designed for PostgreSQL + pgvector (production)