Horizon Bank 💳

Welcome to Horizon Bank! 🌟
A modern banking platform built with Next.js, React, and a powerful tech stack to offer seamless banking services. 🚀

🛠️ Features

• User Authentication: Sign up and sign in with email and password, or link your account securely with Plaid. 🔐
• Animated Counters: Display real-time data and stats with smooth animations using CountUp. 📊
• Charts & Analytics: View financial data through dynamic charts powered by Chart.js. 📉📈
• Bank Integrations: Integrate with Dwolla for payment solutions and Plaid for account linking. 💳
• Secure Communication: Easily manage user data with encryption and hashing, utilizing bcryptjs. 🔒
• Responsive Design: Enjoy a smooth experience on both mobile and desktop devices. 📱💻

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

Make sure you have Bun installed on your machine. You can install it from Bun.sh.

Installation

1. Clone this repository: git clone https://github.com/d-code-h/horizon-bank.git

2. Navigate into the project directory: cd horizon-bank

3. Install dependencies with Bun: bun install

4. Run the app in development mode: bun run dev

This will start the app on http://localhost:3000.

Building for Production

To build the project for production, run: bun run build

To start the production server, use: bun run start

⚙️ Technologies Used

• Frontend:

  • React & Next.js for the user interface and server-side rendering. ⚛️
  • Tailwind CSS for styling and utility-first design. 🎨
  • Shadcn for accessible, styled components. 📦
  • Chart.js for rendering interactive and customizable charts. 📊

• Backend:

  • MongoDB for database storage. 🗄️
  • NextAuth.js for authentication. 🔑
  • Dwolla API for payment processing. 💵
  • Plaid API for secure bank account integrations. 💳
  • bcryptjs for hashing passwords. 🔐

🏗️ Project Structure

Here’s a quick breakdown of the project structure:

/horizon-bank
├── /components # Reusable components (e.g., forms, buttons)
├── /app # Next.js pages (e.g., auth, dashboard)
├── /public # Public assets (e.g., images, icons)
├── /lib # Utility functions and API integrations
├── /constants          # All constants used throughout the app (e.g., API endpoints, error messages)
├── /types              # TypeScript types and interfaces for the app
├── package.json # Project metadata and dependencies
└── next.config.js # Next.js configuration file

📄 Scripts

Here are some of the scripts available for development:

• bun run dev: Start the development server.
• bun run build: Build the project for production.
• bun run start: Start the production server.
• bun run lint: Lint your code to follow best practices.

🧑‍💻 Contributing

We welcome contributions to Horizon Bank! 🎉 Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests. Please make sure to follow the coding guidelines and the project's structure.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.