Resume Builder 🧾

A modern, AI-powered resume builder built with a scalable MERN + TypeScript stack, Dockerized for easy development and production deployment.

This application helps users generate professional resumes using Google Gemini AI and a user-friendly UI built with shadcn/ui. The backend handles JWT authentication, resume persistence in MongoDB, and smart content generation.
Frontend and backend are containerized using Docker & Docker Compose for streamlined setup.

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🚀 Features

• ✍️ AI-assisted smart resume content generation via Google Gemini API
• 📦 Full MERN stack with TypeScript for type safety
• 🧩 Responsive and modern UI using shadcn/ui and Tailwind CSS
• 📸 Upload profile images using ImageKit
• 📄 Save and manage multiple resumes per user
• 🐳 Docker & Docker-Compose for seamless setup
• 🧪 Test coverage via Vitest / Jest

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	React, TypeScript, shadcn/ui, Tailwind CSS
Backend	Node.js, Express, TypeScript
Database	MongoDB
AI	Google Gemini API
DevOps	Docker, Docker Compose
Testing	Vitest, Jest

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🗂️ Project Structure

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├── client/                     # Frontend (React + TypeScript)
├── server/                     # Backend (Express + TypeScript)
├── docker-compose.yml         # Orchestrates services
├── .dockerignore
├── .gitignore
└── README.md

📦 Setup & Installation

🧾 Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/Kushalchavan/resume-builder.git
cd resume-builder

📌 Create Environment Variables

Backend (server/.env):

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_uri
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key
PORT=5000

Frontend (client/.env):

VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:5000

🐳 Run with Docker Compose

docker-compose up --build

🚀 Running Locally (Without Docker)

Backend

cd server
npm install
npm run dev

Frontend

cd client
npm install
npm run dev

⚡ API Endpoints

Auth

Method	Path
POST	/api/auth/register
POST	/api/auth/login

Resume

Method	Path
POST	/api/resume
GET	/api/resume/:id
DELETE	/api/resume/:id

AI

Method	Path
POST	/api/ai/generate