Flux is an expert consultation platform that helps students and freelancers get affordable, fast, and personalized advice from industry experts, all through a simple pay-per-minute model.

• Features
• Tech Stack
• Installation
• Usage
• API Reference
• Project Structure
• License

• Video Conferencing - High-quality video calls powered by Stream.io
• Real-time Chat - WebSocket-based messaging with file sharing
• Mentor Discovery - Advanced search and filtering system
• Payment Integration - Secure wallet system with Razorpay
• Email Notifications - Automated communication system
• OAuth Authentication - Google OAuth 2.0 integration

• Runtime: Node.js
• Framework: Express.js
• Database: MongoDB with Mongoose
• Authentication: Passport.js (Google OAuth)
• Payments: Razorpay
• File Storage: Cloudinary
• Real-time: WebSockets (ws)
• Video/Chat: Stream.io SDK
• Email: Nodemailer with Handlebars

• Framework: React.js + Vite
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Forms: React Hook Form + Zod
• HTTP Client: Axios
• Routing: React Router DOM

• Node.js 18+
• MongoDB
• npm or yarn

cd backend
npm install
cp .env.example .env
# Configure environment variables in .env
npm run dev

cd frontend
npm install
cp .env.example .env
# Configure environment variables in .env
npm run dev

1. Start the backend server:

   cd backend && npm run dev

2. Start the frontend development server:

   cd frontend && npm run dev

3. Access the application:

   • Frontend: http://localhost:5173
   • Backend API: http://localhost:3000

• area - Filter by mentoring area
• maxRate - Maximum rate per minute
• experience - Minimum years of experience
• search - Search in name, headline, bio
• page - Page number for pagination
• limit - Items per page

• page - Page number for pagination
• limit - Items per page

flux/
├── backend/                    # Node.js/Express API Server
│   ├── config/                 # Configuration files
│   ├── middleware/             # Custom middleware
│   ├── models/                 # MongoDB models
│   ├── routes/                 # API routes
│   ├── services/               # Business logic services
│   ├── utils/                  # Utility functions
│   └── views/                  # Email templates
└── frontend/                   # React.js Client
    ├── src/
    │   ├── components/         # Reusable components
    │   ├── pages/              # Page components
    │   ├── hooks/              # Custom hooks
    │   ├── store/              # State management
    │   └── lib/                # Utilities
    └── public/                 # Static assets

This project is licensed under the ISC License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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