🎉 PartyPot

The ultimate platform for managing party orders — Create events, collect orders, and make your gatherings unforgettable.

---

📖 About

PartyPot is a modern web application designed to simplify party and event order management. Whether you're organizing a pizza night, potluck, or any group gathering, PartyPot helps you create events, share them with guests, and manage all orders in one place.

✨ Features

Feature	Description
🎊 Create Events Instantly	Set up your party or event in seconds with an intuitive interface
👥 Manage Orders	Track all attendee orders in real-time with a powerful dashboard
💳 UPI Payments	Seamless payment integration with UPI for quick and easy transactions
📋 Custom Menus	Create personalized menus with unlimited items and pricing options
⚡ Lightning Fast	Create events in under 60 seconds
🔒 Secure & Private	Your data is always protected with JWT authentication
🔄 Real-time Updates	See orders as they come in

🚀 How It Works

1. Create Event — Fill in event details and set your menu items
2. Share Link — Send the unique event link to your guests
3. Collect Orders — Watch orders come in through your dashboard
4. Party Time! — Use the summary to fulfill all orders perfectly

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js 16 with App Router
• Language: TypeScript
• UI Library: React 19
• Styling: Tailwind CSS 4
• Database: MongoDB with Mongoose
• Authentication: JWT-based authentication with bcrypt
• UI Components: Radix UI primitives
• Icons: Lucide React
• Notifications: Sonner toast library

📦 Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• npm, yarn, pnpm, or bun
• MongoDB database

Quick Start

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/partypot.git
   cd partypot

2. Install dependencies

   npm install
   # or
   yarn install
   # or
   pnpm install
   # or
   bun install

3. Set up environment variables

   Create a .env.local file in the root directory:

   MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key

4. Run the development server

   npm run dev
   # or
   yarn dev
   # or
   pnpm dev
   # or
   bun dev

5. Open your browser

   Navigate to http://localhost:3000 to see the application.

📂 Project Structure

PartyPot/
├── src/
│   ├── app/              # Next.js App Router pages
│   │   ├── api/          # API routes
│   │   ├── dashboard/    # User dashboard
│   │   ├── event/        # Event pages
│   │   └── login/        # Authentication
│   ├── components/       # UI components
│   └── lib/              # Utilities and helpers
├── public/               # Static assets
└── ...config files

🎨 Screenshots

Coming soon

🚀 Deployment

Deploy on Vercel

The easiest way to deploy PartyPot is using the Vercel Platform.

1. Push your code to a Git repository
2. Import the project to Vercel
3. Add your environment variables in the Vercel dashboard
4. Deploy!

Check out the Next.js deployment documentation for more details.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

This project is private and proprietary.

💖 Credits

Made with ❤️ by HeyGeeks

---

PartyPot — Weekend Parties Made Simple 🎉