https://github.com/upes-open/osoc-25-giglance

We're turning contributors to confident developers. Giglance is inspired by platforms like Upwork, it’s built for beginners who want to learn and to gain real-world development experience while solving real-world problems.
https://github.com/upes-open/osoc-25-giglance

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We're turning contributors to confident developers. Giglance is inspired by platforms like Upwork, it’s built for beginners who want to learn and to gain real-world development experience while solving real-world problems.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/upes-open/osoc-25-giglance
• Owner: upes-open
• License: mit
• Created: 2025-06-28T07:41:21.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-07-02T01:37:15.000Z (12 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-07-02T02:32:28.150Z (12 months ago)
• Topics: docker, express, jest, nextjs, nodejs, postgresql, prisma, typescript
• Language: TypeScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 582 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 13
• Open Issues: 9
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: .github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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  Giglance



Turning Contributors into Confident Developers




  


  

  

  

  



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## 🧠 Project Overview

**Giglance** is a modern, open-source freelancing platform tailored for the Indian gig economy. Inspired by platforms like Upwork, it’s built for beginners to gain real-world development experience while solving real-world problems.

> Employers can hire freelancers for jobs.  

> Freelancers post short-term gigs and manage applications.  

> AI recommends matches.  

> Secure payment integration.

The goal: Build in public. Learn by contributing. Empower future developers.

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## 🖼️ Homepage Preview



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## Architecture 



Here is an example homepage: [Figma](https://www.figma.com/design/zYULh1xxcNLorxnNzPv64L/Giglance-Freelance-Platform?node-id=1-3&p=f&t=wbgdNrusO3KexMDX-0)

## 🛠️ Tech Stack

### 🖥️ Frontend (`frontend/`)

- **Next.js** with **TypeScript**

- **Tailwind CSS** for styling

- **shadcn/ui** for accessible UI components

- **TanStack Query** for server state management

- **React Hook Form** + **Zod** for form handling & validation

### ⚙️ Backend (`backend/`)

- **Express.js** with **TypeScript**

- **Prisma ORM** + **PostgreSQL**

- **Zod** for schema validation

- **Clerk** for authentication

- **OpenAI Embeddings + pgvector** for AI recommendations

### 🌐 Deployment

- **AWS** cloud platform for deployment

- **Docker** for containerization

- **Kubernetes** for orchestration and deployment cluster

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## ⚙️ Installation

Please refer to the [Contribution Guide](https://github.com/upes-open/OSoC-25-Giglance/blob/main/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) for detailed steps for installation.

## 👨‍💻 Project Mentors



  

                           

  





  Shubhojit Mitra

                        

  Anuja Kotnala





  

    

  

  

    

  

      

  

    

  

  

    

  



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## 🤝 How to Contribute

We follow an easy-to-understand, beginner-friendly contribution process with labeled issues, test-driven development, and previews.

📖 Read our full [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/upes-open/OSoC-25-Giglance/blob/main/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) for setup, issue flow, and PR guidelines.

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