First 2 Apply

First 2 Apply (https://first2apply.com/) is an open-source job board aggregator that centralizes listings from platforms like LinkedIn, Indeed, Dice, and more, helping job seekers find opportunities faster. Watch demo video.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v20+ recommended)
• pnpm (v10+ recommended)
• Supabase CLI
• Docker (required for local Supabase)

Project Structure

This project is organized as a monorepo using Nx.

• apps/
  • backend: Supabase configuration, migrations, and edge functions.
  • desktopProbe: The Electron desktop application.
  • webapp: The main web application (Next.js).
  • landingPage: Marketing landing page.
  • blog: Project blog.
  • invoiceDownloader: Utility for downloading invoices.
  • nodeBackend: Additional Node.js backend services.
• libraries/: Shared code and utilities.

Getting Started

1. Install Dependencies

pnpm install

2. Start Docker Services (Optional)

If you want to run the apps in Docker:

pnpm up

This will start all services defined in docker-compose.yml in detached mode.

3. Environment Setup

Create .env files in the application directories by copying the examples:

• Backend: apps/backend/.env (copy from .env.example if available, or set up Supabase env vars)
• Desktop Probe: apps/desktopProbe/.env (copy from apps/desktopProbe/.env.example)

4. Supabase Setup

Navigate to the backend app directory:

cd apps/backend

Initialize and start Supabase locally (only needs to be run once):

pnpm supabase start

You should now be able to visit the Supabase dashboard at http://localhost:54323/.

Import Data: Import the sites_rows.csv file into the sites table in the Supabase dashboard.

Run Edge Functions:

pnpm supabase functions serve

5. Run Applications

You can use nx to run applications from the root directory.

Run All Apps (Dev Mode):

pnpm dev

Note: pnpm dev runs the dev script for all apps. For the desktop app, use the specific command below.

Desktop Probe:

pnpm nx start first2apply-desktop

Development

This project uses Nx for task management.

• Run Dev Server: pnpm nx dev <project-name> or pnpm nx start <project-name>
• Build: pnpm nx build <project-name>
• Test: pnpm nx test <project-name>
• Lint: pnpm nx lint <project-name>

To run tasks for all projects:

pnpm nx run-many -t build

Release

Desktop Probe

Update the version in apps/desktopProbe/package.json and the .appx manifest.

MacOS: Run the package command:

pnpm nx run first2apply-desktop:package
# or from the folder
cd apps/desktopProbe && npm run package

Windows: Build the AppX bundle:

pnpm nx run first2apply-desktop:make
# or from the folder
cd apps/desktopProbe && npm run make

Publishing: The root package.json includes a publish script that runs across projects:

pnpm run publish

Linux

Manual upload of .deb file to S3 and update of RELEASES.json is required.