Auctify — Online Forward & Reverse Auction Platform

A modern, full-stack online auction platform supporting both forward auctions (seller lists an item, buyers bid up) and reverse auctions (buyer posts a requirement, sellers bid down) — built for the Pakistani market.

Tech Stack

Frontend: Next.js 15, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS Backend: Node.js, Express.js Database: PostgreSQL, Prisma ORM Real-Time: Socket.io Validation: Zod

Features

• Separate Buyer, Seller, and Admin modules with role-based access
• Real-time bidding synchronized instantly across all connected users via Socket.io
• Secure backend REST APIs with authentication and Zod input validation
• Responsive, modern UI built with Next.js 15 and Tailwind CSS
• Blockchain-inspired concepts applied to strengthen transaction transparency and trust
• Admin dashboard for managing users, auctions, and platform activity

Project Structure

Auctify-Project/ ├── 1. Project Proposal and Presentation/ ├── 2. Project Report 1/ ├── 3. Project Report 2/ ├── 4. Final Project and Presentation/ ├── 5. Project Video/ ├── 6. Mobile, Web or Desktop App (Code)/ │ ├── frontend/ │ └── backend/ └── 7. Standee and Brochure/

Getting Started

# Install dependencies
cd frontend && npm install
cd ../backend && npm install

# Run development servers
npm run dev

Author

Syed Zeeshan Ali BS Computer Engineering — The University of Lahore LinkedIn