Invoice Platform Tutorial Project

A comprehensive tutorial for building a full-stack Invoice Platform from scratch using modern web technologies. Learn how to create a professional-grade application with features like invoice management, email notifications, PDF generation, and more.

🎯 Course Overview

In this extensive 10.4-hour tutorial, you'll learn to build a complete Invoice Platform with authentication, email capabilities, and a beautiful dashboard. This course is designed for advanced developers looking to enhance their full-stack development skills.

✨ Key Features

• 🌐 Next.js App Router - Latest routing and rendering capabilities
• 📧 Mailtrap Integration - Professional email handling
• 💪 Complete Invoice Management
  • Create and edit invoices
  • Mark invoices as paid
  • Track invoice status
• 🚀 Email Functionality
  • Beautiful email templates
  • Automated reminder system
  • Client communication
• 🔒 Advanced Authentication
  • Custom Auth.js implementation
  • Magic Link authentication via Mailtrap
• 📃 Document Generation
  • Custom PDF generation
  • Professional invoice templates
• 🏎️ Modern Dashboard
  • Animated charts and statistics
  • Real-time updates
  • Responsive design

🛠️ Technology Stack

• Frontend:

  • Next.js
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Shadcn/UI
  • Conform for forms

• Backend:

  • Neon Postgres Database
  • Prisma ORM
  • Auth.js
  • Mailtrap API

• Validation & Security:

  • Zod
  • Server-side validation

• Deployment:

  • Vercel platform

📚 Course Information

• Level: Advanced
• Duration: 10.4 hours
• Language: English
• Price: Free

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ski043/InvoiceMarshal

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   # or
   yarn install
   # or
   pnpm install

3. Set up environment variables:

   cp .env.example .env.local

4. Set up your database and update the environment variables with your credentials.

5. Run the development server:

   npm run dev
   # or
   yarn dev
   # or
   pnpm dev

🌟 What You'll Learn

• Building a production-ready invoice management system
• Implementing secure authentication flows
• Creating and managing database schemas with Prisma
• Designing responsive UI with Tailwind CSS and Shadcn/UI
• Handling email communications professionally
• Generating and managing PDF documents
• Deploying a full-stack application to Vercel

🔗 Useful Links

• Course Website
• YouTube Tutorial
• Original Repository
• Tutorial Repository

📝 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check the issues page.

👨‍💻 Author: Jan Marshal

• Website: janmarshal.com