🚗 RideShare - Car Pooling & Ride-Sharing Web Platform

A full-stack MERN-based carpooling platform that connects drivers offering rides and passengers searching for shared travel options. This project emphasizes real-time updates, secure user authentication, and a smooth user experience.i built this project as an inspiration to learn BackEnd Development.

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🔥 Features

👥 Authentication & User Roles

• Login/Signup for Drivers and Customers
• Role-based access control
• JWT authentication (stored in localStorage)

🛣 Ride Management (Driver)

• Create rides with:
  • Start location, destination
  • Time, date, price
  • Seats available
• View and manage upcoming rides
• Cancel rides if needed

🎟 Ride Booking System (Customer)

• Search available rides by location, date, passengers
• Book seats in real-time
• View all booked rides

🔄 Real-Time Updates with WebSockets

• Live notifications for:
  • Ride booking requests
  • Driver reaching pickup
  • Ride start & end updates

🚀 Deployment

• Backend: Render
• Frontend: Vercel
• Database: MongoDB Atlas

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🛠 Tech Stack

🧠 Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB (Mongoose)
• Socket.IO
• JWT for auth
• CORS configured

🎨 Frontend

• React.js + Vite
• Tailwind CSS
• Redux Toolkit
• React Toastify (notifications)
• Axios for API calls

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🌐 Live URLs

• 🔗 Frontend: https://rideshare-orcin-eight.vercel.app
• 🔗 Backend: https://rideshare-carpool.onrender.com

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🚧 Known Limitations

• LocalStorage-based JWT auth (can be improved to HttpOnly cookies)
• Some pages may not be fully functional
• Basic error handling; limited responsiveness on some screens

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📚 Lessons Learned

• Built full-stack MERN app from scratch
• Implemented real-time features with Socket.IO
• Gained experience deploying full-stack apps using Render and Vercel
• Understood backend APIs, MongoDB schemas, and state management in React

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🧑‍💻 Developed By

Nalin Parihar
GitHub • LinkedIn