🔗 IsLink

Connecting Talent, Empowering Dreams Seamlessly.

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1. Overview

IsLink is an all-in-one freelance marketplace platform connecting Freelancers (Sellers) with Clients (Buyers). It bridges freelancers and clients across diverse service categories, streamlining interactions and transactions. The platform differentiates itself with LinkerAI, an intelligent AI assistant that helps users define their project requirements and matches them with the perfect services.

2. Key Features

• 🤖 LinkerAI (Intelligent Matchmaker): Leverages the Groq API (Llama-3.3-70b-versatile model) for intelligent project recommendations and requirement extraction.
• 🛒 Marketplace & Gigs: Provides comprehensive service pages with pricing tiers, seller info, reviews, and full lifecycle order management (Placed -> In Progress -> Delivered -> Completed).
• 💬 Real-Time Messaging & Chat: Ensures seamless communication with a centralized inbox linked to specific gigs, utilizing MongoDB for speed and PostgreSQL for user profile accuracy.
• 🔒 Secure Transactions: Facilitates trustworthy transactions and transparent feedback, protected by stateless JWT authentication and BCrypt/Argon2 password hashing.

3. Tech Stack & Architecture

IsLink features a modular architecture that supports scalable development with a clear separation of frontend and backend components.

• Frontend (Client-Side): React 18, Vite, JavaScript (ES6+), Vanilla CSS3 (Zero-Dependency), React Router DOM v6, and Context API. Hosted on Vercel.
• Backend (Server-Side): .NET 8 / ASP.NET Core Web API, C#, Entity Framework Core (EF Core), Swagger / OpenAPI, and NuGet. Hosted on Render via Docker.
• Hybrid Database Strategy:
  • PostgreSQL (Neon Tech): Used for ACID-compliant transactional data such as financials (Orders), user accounts, and relational service data.
  • MongoDB (MongoDB Atlas): Used for flexible, high-volume, unstructured, and time-series based chat communications.
• Infrastructure: Docker containerization utilizing a multi-stage build strategy, which uses a heavy SDK image to compile C# code and copies only the compiled files to a lightweight runtime image.

4. Getting Started

Prerequisites

This project requires the following dependencies:

• Programming Language: CSharp
• Package Managers: Npm, Nuget
• Container Runtime: Docker

Installation & Usage

Clone the repository and navigate to the project directory:

git clone [https://github.com/hes0o/IsLink](https://github.com/hes0o/IsLink)
cd IsLink