Project name :

lumen – Event Management Platform

Project description :

Lumen is a high-performance, full-stack event management ecosystem engineered for the modern era. It serves as a comprehensive bridge between ambitious event organizers and global audiences. From high-capacity music festivals to intimate corporate seminars, Lumen provides a professional-grade suite of tools for event discovery, secure ticketing, and real-time participant management.

Built with a focus on scalability, security, and intelligence, Lumen eliminates the friction of traditional planning by integrating AI-driven insights and a flawless, role-based user experience.

Quick Links

• Frontend Repo : https://github.com/sujonbiswaseng/lumen-frontend-project.git
• Backend Repo : https://github.com/sujonbiswaseng/full-stack-backend-project.git
• Frontend Live : https://lumen-frontend-project.vercel.app
• Backend Live : https://full-stack-backend-project-taupe.vercel.app

Key feature

Authentication

• User registration and login
• Secure authentication using JWT
• Protected routes
• Google social login

📅 Event Management

• Create, update, and delete events
• View event details
• Support for public and private events

🛠️ Event Control

• Approve or reject requests
• View participants
• Ban users
• Edit and delete events

🔍 Search & Filter

👥 Participation

• Public Free → Join instantly
• Public Paid → Pay & join
• Private Free → Request to join
• Private Paid → Pay & request

💳 Payment

• Payment required for paid events
• Secure payment integration
• Requests stay pending after payment

📨 Invitations

• Hosts can invite users
• Accept or decline invitations
• Pay & accept for paid events

⭐ Reviews

• Add, edit, and delete reviews
• Rate events

⚠️ Error Handling

• Form validation
• Clear error messages
• Loading states 🎨 UI/UX
• Responsive design
• Clean layout
• Easy to use

🛠️ Technology Stack

Frontend

• Next.js
• Tailwind CSS
• shadcn

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• Prisma ORM Database
• PostgreSQL Authentication
• JWT
• Better-Auth Payment
• Stripe

Deployment

• Vercel (Frontend)
• vercel(Backend)

Setup Instructions

• (frontend) : git clone https://github.com/sujonbiswaseng/lumen-frontend-project.git
• (backend) : git clone https://github.com/sujonbiswaseng/full-stack-backend-project.git

Backend Setup

• cd full-stack-backend-project.git
• pnpm install
• Create .env file:

DATABASE_URL='postgresql://username:password@localhost:5432/mydatabase?schema=public'

BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=your_super_secret_key_here
BETTER_AUTH_URL=http://localhost:5000

FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:3000
PORT=5000
NODE_ENV=development

ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=access_token_secret_example
REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=refresh_token_secret_example
ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES_IN=1d
REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRES_IN=7d

GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=github_client_id_example
GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=github_client_secret_example

CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=cloud_name_example
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=cloudinary_api_key_example
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=cloudinary_api_secret_example

GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=google_client_id_example
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=google_client_secret_example
GOOGLE_CALLBACK_URL=http://localhost:5000/api/auth/callback/google

STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_example_key
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_example_secret

RESEND_API_KEY=resend_api_key_example

EMAIL_SENDER_SMTP_USER=example@gmail.com
EMAIL_SENDER_SMTP_PASS=app_password_here
EMAIL_SENDER_SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
EMAIL_SENDER_SMTP_PORT=465
EMAIL_SENDER_SMTP_FROM=example@gmail.com

Run the cmd:

• pnpm dlx prisma migrate reset

• pnpm dlx prisma migrate dev

• pnpm dlx prisma generate

• pnpm dev

Frontend Setup

• cd lumen-frontend-project.git
• pnpm install
• Create .env file:

NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:5000/api/v1
NEXT_PUBLIC_BETTER_AUTH_URL=http://localhost:5000

 ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=accesssecret
 REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=refreshsecret

pnpm dev