ShowTicket is a comprehensive movie ticket booking platform designed to modernize the cinema experience for both customers and theater owners. This full-stack web application enables users to browse movies seamlessly, select showtimes, choose seats, and complete bookings through an intuitive interface. The platform features dual dashboards - a user-friendly booking interface for customers and a powerful admin panel for cinema management.

Built with modern web technologies, ShowTicket addresses the growing need for digital transformation in the entertainment industry. Whether it's a weekend blockbuster or a weekday premiere, users can reserve their preferred seats in just a few clicks, while cinema owners gain complete control over their operations through comprehensive management tools.

The platform integrates real movie data, secure payment processing, and real-time seat availability, making it a production-ready solution for cinemas of any size looking to enhance their digital presence and streamline their booking operations.

I used ReactJS for the frontend, styled with Shadcn and Tailwind CSS for a responsive UI and.

Axios handles client-server communication efficiently.

The backend was built with Node.js + Express, with clearly defined RESTful endpoints.

Clerk handles all authentication flows (sign up, login, session handling).

TheMovieDB API provides movie data, eliminating the need for manual content entry.

I integrated Stripe (test mode) for booking and payment logic.

I used Inngest to track events like successful bookings, failed attempts, and background logic like email triggers.

While building ShowTicket, I wanted to simulate a complete production-ready platform—something more than just CRUD. The biggest challenge was combining multiple services like authentication (Clerk), event-driven logic (Inngest), and external APIs (TheMovieDB) while maintaining data accuracy, seat availability, and secure payments.

One of the most impactful aspects of building ShowTicket was designing a reliable seat reservation system that prevents multiple users from booking the same seat at the same time. While it sounds straightforward, it required deep thinking around concurrency, real-time validation, and backend data integrity. I had to ensure that seat availability updates were consistently accurate across users, using frontend feedback, backend conditions, and database checks to avoid race conditions and booking conflicts.

This experience sharpened my skills in handling real-time logic, atomic operations, and state synchronization, while also improving user experience with responsive feedback mechanisms. It also taught me the importance of designing systems that are both technically sound and user-friendly—especially in high-interaction environments like ticketing platforms.

ShowTicket is built for any organization or individual looking to launch a movie or event ticketing service. It demonstrates my ability to solve complex problems with scalable, production-ready solutions that align with real-world business needs