Shiru Guestbook App

Shiru Guestbook is a web application that allows users to create and view guestbook entries. This project is bootstrapped with the T3 Stack, AmazonRDS and OpenAI API.

Live Demo

Check out the live demo hosted on Vercel: shiru-guestbook-t3.vercel.app

Features

Create Guestbook Entries: Users can submit new entries to the guestbook.
View Guestbook Entries: Users can view all entries in the guestbook.
Japanese Translation: Integrated with OpenAI API to generate Japanese translations of guestbook messages.

Technologies Used

TypeScript: For static typing and enhanced code quality.
Next.js: For server-side rendering and static site generation.
Tailwind CSS: For rapid UI development with utility-first CSS.
tRPC: For end-to-end typesafe APIs.
Amazon RDS (PostgreSQL): As the database to store guestbook entries.
OpenAI API: For generating Japanese translations of messages.
Vercel: For deployment and hosting.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Node.js and npm installed
PostgreSQL database setup (Amazon RDS recommended)

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/sylfort/guestbook-t3.git
cd guestbook-t3

Install dependencies
```
npm install
```

Setup environment variables

Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following:

DATABASE_URL=your_postgresql_database_url

NEXTAUTH_SECRET=your_nextauth_secret
NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000

GITHUB_ID=your_github_client_id
GITHUB_SECRET=your_github_client_secret

DISCORD_CLIENT_ID=your_discord_client_id
DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET=your_discord_client_secret

OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key

Run the development server
```
npm run dev
```
Open http://localhost:3000 to view the app in the browser.

Deployment

Deploy the application to Vercel by following their deployment guide.

sylfort / guestbook-t3