A modern bounty platform for developers and creators.

bounty.new connects talented developers with rewarding opportunities through structured bounties. Post tasks, complete challenges, earn rewards.

For Contributors

• Browse available bounties
• Submit quality work
• Get paid for your skills
• Build your reputation

For Project Owners

• Post bounty tasks
• Access skilled developers
• Get quality work done
• Pay only for results

Frontend

• Next.js 14 with App Router
• React with TypeScript
• TailwindCSS
• shadcn/ui components

Backend

• Next.js API routes
• tRPC for type-safe APIs
• PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM
• Better Auth with GitHub OAuth

Development

• Bun runtime
• Turborepo monorepo
• TypeScript throughout

Frontend

• Blog powered by Marble, Headless CMS.
• Analytics by Databuddy, 100% Anonymized and Non-invasive.

Prerequisites

• Bun v1.0+
• PostgreSQL v14+
• Node.js v18+

Setup

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/ripgrim/bounty.new.git
cd bounty.new
bun install

# Setup database
createdb bounty_new
cp apps/server/.env.example apps/server/.env
cp apps/web/.env.example apps/web/.env

# Configure environment (edit apps/server/.env)
DATABASE_URL="postgresql://username:password@localhost:5432/bounty_new"
BETTER_AUTH_SECRET="your-secret-key"
GITHUB_CLIENT_ID="your-github-client-id"
GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET="your-github-client-secret"
NEXT_PUBLIC_MARBLE_API_URL="https://api.marblecms.com"
MARBLE_WORKSPACE_KEY="your-workspace-key"

# Initialize database and start
bun db:push
bun dev

Access

• Web: http://localhost:3001
• API: http://localhost:3000

bounty.new/
├── apps/
│   ├── web/           # Frontend application
│   │   ├── src/
│   │   │   ├── app/           # App router pages
│   │   │   ├── components/    # UI components
│   │   │   └── lib/           # Utilities and hooks
│   │   └── ...
│   └── server/        # Backend API
│       ├── src/
│       │   ├── app/           # API routes
│       │   ├── db/            # Database schema
│       │   ├── lib/           # Server utilities
│       │   └── routers/       # tRPC routers
│       └── ...
├── packages/          # Shared packages
└── docs/             # Documentation

Development

bun dev              # Start all apps
bun dev:web          # Frontend only
bun dev:server       # Backend only
bun build            # Build for production

Database

bun db:push          # Apply schema changes
bun db:studio        # Open database UI
bun db:generate      # Generate migrations

Quality

bun check-types      # Type checking
bun lint             # Code linting
bun test             # Run tests

Server (.env)

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://username:password@localhost:5432/bounty_new"
BETTER_AUTH_SECRET="your-secret-key"
BETTER_AUTH_URL="http://localhost:3000"
GITHUB_CLIENT_ID="your-github-client-id"
GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET="your-github-client-secret"

Web (.env)

NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL="http://localhost:3000"
NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL="http://localhost:3001"

1. Go to GitHub Developer Settings
2. Create new OAuth App
3. Set callback URL: http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/github
4. Copy Client ID and Secret to your .env file

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Run tests: bun test
5. Submit a pull request

Guidelines

• Follow TypeScript best practices
• Write tests for new features
• Keep components focused
• Use semantic commits

Vercel

1. Connect GitHub repository
2. Configure environment variables
3. Deploy on push to main

Self-hosting

1. Build: bun build
2. Setup PostgreSQL
3. Configure environment
4. Start: bun start

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