🏥 Care.IO – Service Booking Platform

Care.IO is a modern full-stack service booking platform designed for baby care and elderly care services. It connects users with trusted service providers, enabling seamless booking, secure payments, and real-time service tracking.

🌐 Live Demo: https://careio-gamma.vercel.app/

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🚀 Features

👤 Authentication & Authorization

• Secure login & registration using NextAuth & JWT

• Role-based access control:

  • Admin
  • User
  • Service Provider

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📅 Service Booking System

• Book services with real-time availability

• Track booking status:

  • Pending
  • Accepted
  • Completed

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💳 Payment Integration

• Stripe payment gateway
• Webhook-based payment confirmation
• Secure transaction handling

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📊 Admin Dashboard

• Manage users & service providers
• Monitor bookings
• View analytics & reports

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🔔 Real-Time Features

• Booking status updates
• Email notifications
• Provider workflow tracking

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⭐ Review & Rating

• Users can rate & review services
• Improves service quality & trust

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📱 Responsive Design

• Fully responsive UI
• Optimized for mobile, tablet & desktop

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• Next.js 16
• React 19
• Tailwind CSS
• Framer Motion

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js

Database

• MongoDB

Authentication

• NextAuth
• JWT

Payment

• Stripe

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📂 Project Structure

careio/
│── app/                # Next.js App Router
│── components/         # Reusable UI components
│── actions/            # Server actions / API logic
│── lib/                # DB & utility functions
│── models/             # MongoDB schemas
│── middleware/         # Auth & role protection
│── public/             # Static assets
│── styles/             # Global styles

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📦 Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/careio.git
cd careio

2️⃣ Install dependencies

npm install

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⚙️ Environment Variables

Create a .env.local file:

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection
NEXTAUTH_SECRET=your_secret
NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000

STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=your_stripe_secret
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=your_webhook_secret

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▶️ Run the Project

Development

npm run dev

Production

npm run build
npm start

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🔐 Security Features

• Password hashing using bcrypt
• JWT-based authentication
• Protected API routes
• Secure Stripe payment processing

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📡 API Highlights

• Authentication APIs
• Booking management APIs
• Payment webhook handling
• Role-based protected routes

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🔑 Demo Access

Admin access is not publicly available for security reasons. If you want to test admin or provider features, feel free to contact me.

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📈 Future Improvements

• 💬 Live chat between user & provider
• 🤖 AI-based service recommendation
• 📱 Mobile app (React Native)
• 📊 Advanced analytics dashboard

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🚀 Deployment

• Frontend: Vercel
• Backend: Vercel / Render / Railway

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork the repository and submit a pull request.

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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👨‍💻 Author

Developed with ❤️ to simplify healthcare and caregiving service booking.

👩‍💻 Author

Meherun Nesa Enta CSE Student | Web Developer