Seekerz: Your personalized 1x1 connections and guidance platform

Seekerz is a go-to mobile app that helps you form meaningful connections with likeminded people, mentors, code friends, learning buddies, travel partners, et al by providing a direct chat messaging capability. Whether you're a coder learning to code, a job seeker looking for guidance, a student seeking career guidance, or someone seeking mentorship, Seekerz has you covered.

The Problem

• In today's social-media world, personalized connection is a rarity.
• It's hard to connect with a professional who can guide you learn what you're looking for.
• It's hard to find a mentor that can help you do better in your profession.
• It's hard to find a fellow coder with whom you can build and learn a software app.
• It's hard to find a buddy with whom you can learn a language.

The Solution

• Seekerz addresses the problem by directly connecting seekers with likeminded people fostering meaningful connections and learning.

• Seekerz facilitates direct 1x1 connections between seekers and providers. It's a hub for knowledge-sharing and professional growth.

Features

• Smart Matching: Connects seekers with likeminded people, mentors and guides.
• Direct Messaging: In-app chat for easy communication.
• Resource Sharing: Mentors can share insightful resources.
• Scheduling: Convenient session scheduling.

Tech Stack

• React Native with Expo
• React Query
• React Native Navigation

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository: Seekerz Repo
2. Download "Expo Go" app on your mobile device.
3. Ensure your machine and device are on the same WiFi network.
4. Run these commands:

yarn install

yarn start

5. Scan the QR code in the terminal using Expo Go.
6. Start your learning journey by 1x1 connections with Seekerz!

Setting up local DB

1. This project uses json-server library and db.json to mimic the backend & DB.
2. Run this command on a separate terminal:

npx json-server --host 0.0.0.0 --port 3000 --watch db.json

3. This will spin-up the json server and the following API endpoints will be hosted which are specified in .env file.

EXPO_PUBLIC_GET_LOCAL_USERS_URL="http://192.168.0.0:3000/users"
EXPO_PUBLIC_GET_LOCAL_POSTS_URL="http://192.168.0.0:3000/posts"

4. Note the IP Address of your LAN and replace the values with appropriate IP address and change the following env variable value to this:

EXPO_PUBLIC_DATA_SOURCE="local"

5. This will allow all the CRUD operations
6. Possible values of EXPO_PUBLIC_DATA_SOURCE are local | remote | fake-remote
   • local - will read/write data from db.json
   • remote - this is protected by a key of a remote tool called Jsonbin & hence you won't be able to use it
   • fake-remote - this is the default state. Fake will get loaded

A sneak-peek

Wanna connect with me?

You're welcome to connect with me if you want to contribute or simply want to learn React and React Native. Shoot me an email to [email protected]. Check out the project on GitHub.

What's next?

Download and connect today for personal growth and learning!

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