Social Network Platform
A modern social networking platform for community building and engagement. Features include user profiles with customization, real-time social feed with posts and reactions, direct messaging with Socket.io, image and video sharing with Firebase Storage, discovery and trending topics, and notification system.
The Challenge
Creating a scalable social platform that handles real-time interactions, media uploads, and complex user relationships while maintaining performance.
The Solution
Built with React and Redux for state management, implemented Socket.io for real-time features, used MongoDB for flexible data modeling, integrated Firebase for media storage, and optimized for performance with caching and lazy loading.
Tech Stack
Frontend
Backend
Key Features
User profiles and customization
Real-time social feed
Direct messaging
Image/video sharing
Discovery and trending
Notifications system
Friend connections
Content moderation
Results
100k+ active users, real-time messaging, 99.9% uptime