🚀 EdgeCareer – AI-Powered Career Coach

Full Stack AI Career Coach built with React 19 + Next.js 15, Tailwind CSS, NeonDB, Prisma, Clerk Authentication, Inngest, Gemini API, and Shadcn UI.
A cutting-edge AI-driven career platform that provides personalized job recommendations, AI resume reviews, and real-time career insights to help users land their dream job.

⚠️ Important for SSoC Contributors (SSoC S4)

🚨 To be eligible for contribution points in Social Summer of Code (SSoC S4), it is mandatory to install and set up the EntelligenceAI – PR Reviewer extension in VS Code. 🧠 Only those contributors who have properly configured this extension will have their PRs reviewed and counted for SSoC.

✅ This helps us ensure smoother code reviews, automatic tracking, and fair evaluation of all participants.

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Table of Contents

• 🌟 Key Features
• 🚀 Tech Stack
  • Make sure to create a .env file with following variables
• 🧩 Getting Started – Step-by-Step Setup
  • 1. Fork the Repository ⭐ & Mark as a Star
  • 2. Clone the Forked Repo
  • 3. Install Dependencies
  • 4. Set Up the Database
  • 5. Run the Development Server
  • 6. Start Contributing 💙
• ✅Docker Setup

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🌟 Key Features

✅ AI-Powered Resume Builder – Uses Gemini API for deep insights
✅ Secure Authentication – Implemented with Clerk
✅ Real-Time Industry Insights – Managed via Gemini API ✅ AI Powered Cover Letter Gnerator – Only Enter job RoleOne click enough

✅ AI-Powered Interview – Uses Gemini API for deep insights & and find your error give suggestion

✅ Interactive UI – Built with Shadcn UI & Tailwind CSS
✅ Event-Driven Architecture – Powered by Inngest for async processing
✅ Fast & Scalable – Optimized with Next.js 15 App Router

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🚀 Tech Stack

Technology	Usage
React 19 & Next.js 15	Frontend & Server-Side Rendering
Tailwind CSS & Shadcn UI	Modern UI & Styling
NeonDB & Prisma	Database & ORM
Clerk Authentication	Secure login & access control
Inngest	Background job processing
Gemini API	AI-powered career guidance
Vercel	Deployment & hosting

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Make sure to create a .env file with following variables -

DATABASE_URL=

NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=
CLERK_SECRET_KEY=

NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_IN_URL=/sign-in
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_UP_URL=/sign-up
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_IN_URL=/onboarding
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_UP_URL=/onboarding

GEMINI_API_KEY=

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🧩 Getting Started – Step-by-Step Setup

Follow these simple steps to set up EdgeCareer locally and start contributing:

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✅ 1. Fork the Repository ⭐ & Mark as a Star

• Click the Star ⭐ button at the top to support the project.
• Then click the Fork 🍴 button in the top-right corner to create your own copy of this repository.

This helps you work on the project independently and also motivates the maintainers! 🙌

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✅ 2. Clone the Forked Repo

Open your terminal and run:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/EdgeCareer.git
cd EdgeCareer

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✅ 3. Install Dependencies

Install all required packages using:

npm install

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✅ 4. Set Up the Database

Run Prisma commands to prepare the database:

npx prisma generate
npx prisma db push

(Optional) Open Prisma Studio to explore your DB:

npx prisma studio

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✅ 5. Run the Development Server

npm run dev

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✅ 6. Start Contributing 💙

Browse the issues labeled Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced

Pick one and start solving!

Make changes, commit, and raise a pull request with a clear message.

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Docker Setup✅

Run the application in a containerized environment using Docker.

Prerequisites Docker desktop installed

1. Build the Docker Image and run all this command in terminal :

 docker build `
   --build-arg NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=your_pub_key_here `
   --build-arg CLERK_SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key_here `
   --build-arg DATABASE_URL="your_db_url_here" `
   -t your-app-name .

2. Run the Container

docker run -p 3000:3000 your-app-name

Replace 3000:3000 with : as needed.

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