Buddy Finder is a full-stack travel companion platform where users can create trips, find travel buddies, and explore trips based on preferences like budget, season, and travel type.
- User registration with email verification
- Secure login using JWT
- Protected routes
- Create, edit, delete trips
- Join trips created by others
- Trip status (OPEN / CLOSED)
- Host controls (edit/delete own trips)
- Search by destination
- Filter by budget, availability, and status
- Smart recommendations based on:
- User preferences
- Season
- Travel type
- Suggested places with auto-fill trip creation
- Mapbox integration
- Select trip location via interactive map
- View trip locations visually
- Edit profile details
- Upload profile image (Cloudinary)
- Set travel preferences (budget, travel type)
- View created & joined trips
- Real-time notifications using Socket.IO
- React + Vite
- Tailwind CSS
- React Router
- Axios
- Mapbox GL JS
- Node.js
- Express.js
- MongoDB + Mongoose
- JWT Authentication
- Socket.IO
- Cloudinary (image uploads)
BuddyFinder/ │ ├── frontend/ │ ├── src/ │ ├── public/ │ └── vite.config.js │ ├── backend/ │ ├── controllers/ │ ├── routes/ │ ├── models/ │ ├── middleware/ │ └── server.js │ └── .gitignore
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👨💻 Author
Arpit Mishra Full-Stack Developer