📸 Creator Platform – AI-Powered Instagram Growth Toolkit (MERN Stack)

Welcome to Creator Platform, a full-stack web application designed to empower content creators with AI-powered content suggestions and simulated Instagram analytics — all built using the MERN stack.

🧩 Modules Overview

📌 Module 1: Content Idea Assistant (Powered by Gemini AI)

Generate Instagram content ideas effortlessly using Google Gemini API.

Features:

• Input a topic and choose a content niche (e.g., Fashion, Fitness, Finance)
• Get AI-generated:
  • 🎬 Instagram Reel Idea
  • ✍️ Captivating Caption
  • 🔥 10 Relevant Hashtags
  • 💡 Hook/Opening Line
• Loading & error states with elegant UI feedback
• Gemini API used securely via .env

✨ Prompt Example to Gemini: "You are a content strategist. Suggest one trending Instagram reel idea for a creator in the [niche] niche. Include a caption, 5 relevant hashtags, and a strong opening hook."

📊 Module 2: Simulated Instagram Analytics Dashboard

Visualize and track your content performance via mock or seeded analytics.

Features:

• 📈 Follower Growth (Last 7 Days) — Line Chart
• 🧮 Post Engagements (Likes + Comments) — Bar or Pie Chart
• 🕖 Best Time to Post — e.g., "Wednesday 7 PM"
• 📤 Upload custom JSON data to update dashboard
• 📥 Export analytics data as a downloadable .json report

Sample Data Format:

{
  "followers": [1200, 1250, 1280, 1295, 1330, 1360, 1400],
  "engagement": [
    { "post": 1, "likes": 320, "comments": 25 },
    { "post": 2, "likes": 400, "comments": 40 },
    { "post": 3, "likes": 290, "comments": 10 }
  ],
  "bestPostTime": "Wednesday 7 PM"
}

🔐 Authentication

• Basic login system using JWT Authentication
• Only logged-in users can access the analytics dashboard

🛠 Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	React.js, TailwindCSS / Bootstrap
Backend	Node.js, Express.js
Charts	Chart.js or Recharts
AI API	Google Gemini 1.5 Flash
Auth	JWT-based Login

📦 Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/pawantech12/creator-platform.git
cd creator-platform

2. Install Dependencies

Backend

cd server
pnpm install

Frontend

cd client
pnpm install

3. Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the backend directory:

PORT=3000
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key

Create a .env file in the client directory:

VITE_SERVER_URL=your server url

4. Start the Development Server

Backend

pnpm run start

Frontend

pnpm run dev

📤 Exporting Analytics

Click the "Export Data" button to download your current dashboard metrics in .json format.

🙌 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you’d like to change.

📄 License

This project is free to use.

✨ Author

Pawan Kumavat – @pawantech12