Places App

Places App is a modern web application where users can discover and share interesting places. Users can add new locations, upload images, write descriptions and rate places they've visited. The app supports real-time updates, secure user ratings, and intelligent sorting of content by popularity, rating, or recency.

Features

• Add New Places — Title, description, location, and image gallery

• Rating System — One rating per user per place, with average rating calculation

• Popular & Top-Rated Sorting — Sort places by average rating, visit count, or newest

• Authentication — Secure user identification for rating and contributions

• Form Validation — Robust schema validation using Zod + React Hook Form

• State Management — Uses Zustand for scalable global state

How to run

Important

This project requires Node.js (v18+), npm and Firebase CLI installed on your system.

To run the project simply type:

npm run dev

Wait for the Firebase Emulator to start and visit http://localhost:5173

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, React Hook Form, Zustand, shadcn & more

• Backend: Firebase Firestore, Firebase Storage, Firebase Cloud Functions

• Validation: Zod

• Routing: React Router

• Icons & UI: Lucide, shadcn/ui, custom components

Screenshots

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