🎃 Hackathon Matchmaker 🏆

🏅 1st Place Winner - "Unearthing Value" Halloween Hackathon Powered by MetLife

⚡ Built in 3 Days

Unearthing Hidden Value in Professional Connections

A platform that helps hackathon participants find perfect teammates based on skills, interests, and roles.

🚀 Live Demo

You can test the application live here:

👉 Test it Live

📸 App Screenshots

Login

Secure authentication to access your account

Register

Create a new account with your skills and interests

Dashboard

Find Your Perfect Match

Requests

Manage Match Requests - accept or decline invitations

Chat

Chat with Your Matches - instant messaging with your matches

Profile

Your Information Hub - view and edit your profile, skills, experience, and logout

Basic project structure for hackathon matchmaker application.

Project Structure

├── frontend/          # React + Vite frontend
├── backend/           # Node.js + Express backend
└── package.json       # Monorepo configuration

Technologies

• Frontend: React + Vite (JavaScript)
• Backend: Node.js + Express (JavaScript)

Development

Run everything

npm run dev

Run separately

# Frontend only (http://localhost:5173)
npm run dev:frontend

# Backend only (http://localhost:3000)
npm run dev:backend

Installation

npm install