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🔐 Full-Stack Anonymous Messaging Platform | Next.js & TypeScript
A modern, production-ready anonymous messaging app where users create accounts, verify their email via OTP, receive anonymous messages, and get AI-powered message suggestions — all through a sleek glassmorphism UI. Built collaboratively following clean architecture and real-world development practices.
✨ Key Features
🔐 Secure auth — Sign up, sign in & protected routes via NextAuth & JWT
📧 Email verification — OTP-based verification using Nodemailer & Google App Password
💬 Anonymous messaging — send, receive & delete messages anonymously
🤖 AI integration — generate smart anonymous message suggestions
📋 Dashboard — inbox management with accept/disable messages toggle
✅ Form validation — React Hook Form & Zod for clean input handling
📱 Fully responsive — mobile-friendly with Tailwind CSS & shadcn/ui
🛠️ Technologies Used
Frontend: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Axios, Zod
Backend: Next.js Route Handlers, MongoDB, Mongoose, NextAuth.js, Nodemailer
Auth & Security: JWT, Bcrypt, OTP Verification, Route Middleware, Zod Validation
AI: AI Service Layer & Message Suggestion API
Database: MongoDB Atlas
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