HireHelper

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  sign up page

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  Email verification

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  sign in page

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  Feed page

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  My Task page

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  Requests page

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  My Requests page

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  Creating new task

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  Settings page

Inspiration

Many people need help with daily tasks, while others are willing to help but have no simple platform to connect with them. We wanted to build a community-driven application that makes it easy for users to post tasks, find helpers, and manage requests securely.

What it does

HireHelper is a full-stack web application where users can create task posts, browse available tasks, send help requests, accept or reject requests, and track task progress. It also includes secure authentication, email OTP verification, password reset, image uploads, and a responsive user interface.

How we built it

We built the frontend using React.js and Tailwind CSS and developed the backend with Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. JWT was used for authentication, Cloudinary for image storage, and Brevo for sending OTP emails during account verification and password recovery. The application was deployed using Vercel for the frontend and a cloud hosting platform for the backend.

Challenges we ran into

Some of the biggest challenges were implementing secure JWT authentication, integrating OTP verification, managing image uploads with Cloudinary, handling task request workflows, and ensuring smooth communication between the frontend and backend. Debugging API errors and deployment issues also required significant effort.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We successfully built a complete full-stack application with a secure authentication system, real-time task management workflow, responsive design, and reliable deployment. We are proud that HireHelper provides a simple and user-friendly experience while following modern web development practices.

What we learned

This project helped us gain hands-on experience with REST APIs, authentication, database design, cloud storage, email services, deployment, and full-stack application architecture. We also improved our debugging, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.

What's next for HireHelper

We plan to add real-time chat, notifications, ratings and reviews, location-based task discovery, online payments, AI-powered task recommendations, and a mobile application to make HireHelper even more useful and accessible.

Built With

• amazon-web-services
• css
• express.js
• html
• javascript
• mailsender
• node.js
• react19
• render
• versel
• vite