🎯 GeniusCV

A modern CV builder web app that allows users to create, edit, and upload their CVs seamlessly, built with MERN Stack and Gemini API for AI-powered enhancements.

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🚀 Features

🛒 Customer Features

• ✅ User authentication & registration
• ✅ Create new CVs or edit existing ones
• ✅ Upload existing CVs for editing
• ✅ Delete CVs
• ✅ Preview CVs before download
• ✅ AI-assisted suggestions with Gemini API

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🛠️ Technical Highlights

• ✅ MERN Stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js)
• ✅ Tailwind CSS responsive UI
• ✅ Gemini API integration for AI-powered CV assistance
• ✅ JWT authentication for secure login
• ✅ RESTful APIs for backend operations
• ✅ React Router for smooth frontend navigation
• ✅ File upload support for CVs (PDF, DOCX)
• ✅ CRUD operations: create, read, update, delete CVs
• ✅ Toast notifications for alerts & feedback

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.ENV

COOKIE_EXPIRES_TIME=""
FRONTEND_URL=""
IMAGEKIT_PRIVATE_KEY=""
JWT_EXPIRES_TIME=""
JWT_SECRET=""
MONGODB_URI=""
OPENAI_API_KEY=""
OPENAI_BASE_URL=""
OPENAI_MODEL=""
VITE_REACT_APP_API=""

🧰 Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	React, Tailwind CSS
Backend	Node.js, Express
Database	MongoDB
Animations	Framer Motion
Forms	React Hook Form
AI	Gemini API
Alerts	React Hot Toast

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🧑‍💻 Getting Started

🔧 Prerequisites

• Node.js v22+

📦 Installation

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd GeniusCV

# 2. Install dependencies
cd server
npm install
cd client
npm install

2. Install dependencies

pnpm install && npm install

3. Run

npm run dev

✨ UI & UX

• Clean, modern design with TailwindCSS
• Fully responsive for desktop, tablet, and mobile
• Smooth transitions and interactions
• Easy-to-use forms for creating and editing CVs
• AI suggestions for better CV formatting and content

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🔐 Security & Performance

• Secure authentication with JWT
• Validates uploaded files (PDF/DOCX)
• Optimized for fast performance
• Lightweight frontend state management

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