ProtonPDF 📄⚡

A full-stack PDF management app built with the MERN stack + Vite

🚀 Live Demo: ProtonPDF
👩‍💻 Author: Khushbu Kumari

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⭐ About the Project

ProtonPDF is a web application that allows users to convert, compress, and merge PDF files with a fast, secure, and scalable workflow.

• 🔐 Secure authentication with OTP-based password reset
• 📄 File operations: convert, merge, compress PDFs in seconds
• ⚡ Optimized APIs (20% faster response time with query optimization)
• ☁️ MongoDB Atlas for cloud storage
• 📱 Fully responsive (mobile, tablet, desktop)

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React (Vite), Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB
• Other: JWT Auth, Nodemailer (OTP), Git, Render (deployment)

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🎯 Key Highlights

• Built with a distributed, fault-tolerant architecture to ensure scalability.
• Designed for real-time efficiency — average file processing under 3 seconds.
• Improved platform reliability and enhanced user experience with secure cloud storage and APIs.

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👩‍💻 For Developers (Optional Setup)

If you want to run this project locally:

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/Khushbu8130/ProtonPDF.git
cd ProtonPDF

# Setup backend
cd backend
npm install
npm start   # Runs at http://localhost:5555

# Setup frontend
cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev # Runs at http://localhost:5173