An intelligent content aggregation platform that brings together news, academic papers, and books with AI-powered summaries and personalized recommendations.

• 📰 News Aggregation - Stay updated with latest news from multiple sources
• 📚 Academic Papers - Access thousands of research papers and journals
• 📖 Book Discovery - Find and explore books across all genres
• 🤖 AI Summaries - Get instant AI-generated summaries using Google Gemini
• 💾 Save & Organize - Save content and organize into collections
• 📅 Daily Briefing - Personalized AI-generated daily content briefing
• 💬 Comments - Engage with content through comments
• 🔍 Search - Global search across all content
• 👤 User Profiles - Customize preferences and reading habits
• 📊 Admin Dashboard - Analytics and user management

• Next.js 14 - React framework with App Router
• React 18 - UI library
• TypeScript - Type safety
• Framer Motion - Smooth animations
• Glassmorphism UI - Modern, clean design

• Node.js - Runtime environment
• Express.js - Web framework
• MongoDB Atlas - Cloud database
• Mongoose - ODM for MongoDB
• JWT - Authentication
• Google Gemini AI - AI-powered features

• Node.js 18+ installed
• MongoDB Atlas account (free tier)
• Google AI Studio API key (free)

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/vedant21-ctr/ReadStream.git
cd ReadStream

2. Setup Backend

cd readstream-backend
npm install

# Create .env file
cp .env.example .env
# Add your MongoDB URI and API keys

3. Setup Frontend

cd readstream-frontend
npm install

4. Start Development Servers

Terminal 1 - Backend:

cd readstream-backend
npm run dev

Terminal 2 - Frontend:

cd readstream-frontend
npm run dev

5. Open your browser

http://localhost:3000

PORT=5001
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_atlas_uri
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
JWT_EXPIRE=7d
GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY=your_google_ai_key
FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:3000

NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:5001/api

ReadStream/
├── readstream-backend/          # Express.js backend
│   ├── config/                  # Database configuration
│   ├── controllers/             # Route controllers
│   ├── middleware/              # Custom middleware
│   ├── models/                  # Mongoose models
│   ├── routes/                  # API routes
│   ├── services/                # Business logic
│   └── server.js               # Entry point
│
├── readstream-frontend/         # Next.js frontend
│   ├── app/                    # Next.js app directory
│   │   ├── login/             # Login page
│   │   ├── signup/            # Signup page
│   │   ├── news/              # News page
│   │   ├── journals/          # Journals page
│   │   ├── books/             # Books page
│   │   ├── saved/             # Saved items
│   │   ├── collections/       # Collections
│   │   ├── daily-brief/       # Daily briefing
│   │   ├── profile/           # User profile
│   │   ├── admin/             # Admin dashboard
│   │   └── content/[id]/      # Content detail
│   ├── components/            # Reusable components
│   └── lib/                   # Utilities & API client
│
└── README.md

• POST /api/auth/signup - Register new user
• POST /api/auth/login - Login user
• GET /api/auth/me - Get current user

• GET /api/news - Get news articles
• GET /api/journals - Get academic papers
• GET /api/books - Search books
• GET /api/content/:id - Get content details
• GET /api/content/:id/summary - Get AI summary

• GET /api/saved - Get saved items
• POST /api/saved - Save content
• GET /api/collections - Get collections
• POST /api/collections - Create collection
• GET /api/daily-brief - Get daily briefing
• GET /api/recommendations - Get AI recommendations

• GET /api/admin/users - Get all users
• GET /api/admin/analytics - Get platform statistics

Uses Google Gemini AI to generate concise 3-4 sentence summaries of any content.

AI-generated personalized briefing based on user preferences and reading history.

Intelligent content recommendations based on saved items and user behavior.

• Glassmorphism - Modern frosted glass effect
• Neutral Colors - Clean white, gray, and soft black
• Accent Color - Indigo (#6366f1)
• Typography - Inter font family
• Animations - Smooth Framer Motion transitions

• JWT token-based authentication
• Password hashing with bcrypt
• Protected API routes
• CORS configuration
• Input validation
• MongoDB injection prevention

1. Push code to GitHub
2. Import project in Vercel
3. Add environment variables
4. Deploy!

1. Push code to GitHub
2. Create new Web Service in Render
3. Add environment variables
4. Deploy!

• Backend response time: < 100ms
• AI summary generation: 2-3 seconds
• Page load time: < 1 second
• Optimized database queries with indexes

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

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Vedant S

• GitHub: @vedant21-ctr

• Google Gemini AI for AI features
• MongoDB Atlas for database hosting
• Vercel for frontend hosting
• Render for backend hosting

Made with ❤️ by Vedant S

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