InsightHire

InsightHire is a full-stack platform for sharing structured interview experiences — questions asked, prep notes, tips, and optional media — so candidates can prepare with confidence.

Features

• Structured sharing: rounds, questions, notes, tips, and outcome
• Media uploads (optional): images + video via Cloudinary
• Auth: email/password + Google ID-token sign-in
• Community feedback: helpful / not-helpful + discussion threads
• Searchable feed: filter by company, role, and experience level
• Theme: light/dark UI

Tech stack

• Frontend: React (Create React App) + Tailwind CSS + DaisyUI
• Backend: Node.js + Express
• Database: MongoDB Atlas + Mongoose
• Media: Cloudinary

Monorepo structure

• frontend/ — React app
• backend/ — Express API

Local development

1) Backend

Create backend/.env:

MONGO_URI=...
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=...
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=...
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=...
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=...

Run:

cd backend
npm install
npm run dev

Backend runs on http://localhost:5000 by default.

2) Frontend

Create frontend/.env:

REACT_APP_API_BASE=http://localhost:5000
REACT_APP_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=...

Run:

cd frontend
npm install
npm start

Frontend runs on http://localhost:3000.

Deployment notes

Backend (Render)

• Set MONGO_URI and Cloudinary env vars in Render.
• If using MongoDB Atlas, ensure the cluster allows inbound connections from your deployment environment.

Frontend (Vercel)

Set these Environment Variables in Vercel:

• REACT_APP_API_BASE = your backend base URL (example: https://insighthire-cy69.onrender.com)
• REACT_APP_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID = your Google OAuth client id