Group-Event-Planner

Project Overview

A mobile app to help coordinate events with friends and cirlce. Users can

• Create & join circles
• Share availability -> Generating a heatmap highlight group availbility
• Plan & join events
• Upload photos to a shared album for the group
• Split expenses

Tech Stack Overview

Frontend

• Framework: React Native (Expo) + TypeScript
• Styling: Tamagui / NativeWind
• Navigation: expo-router
• Data Fetching: TanStack Query
• Form Handling: react-hook-form + zod
• Handle Invite Links: expo-linking
• Map Feature: react-native-maps ( not certain if we will stick with this )
• Device Permission Features: Expo SDK

Backend

• Framework: NestJS ( Node.js + TypeScript )
• Database + Auth: Supabase (PostgreSQL + Built-in Auth)
• Database Migrations: Supabase Migrations
• Realtime Updates: Supabase Realtime (or Socket.io if needed)
• File Storage: Supabase Storage (or AWS S3 + CloudFront)
• Image Uploading: Supabase Storage + Transformations (or AWS Lambda Sharp)
• Reminder/Notification Queuing: Redis + BullMQ

Hosting

• Render