DirectLink

Open Source, Forever Free, User-Driven and Managed TikToc Alternative

The purpose of this project is to create space for Users to Interact with each other.

The Technology Stack

Components

Mobile Clients: iOS & Android Apps: Developed using a cross-platform framework. API Gateway: Handles authentication, rate limiting, and routing requests to appropriate backend services. Web Application: Frontend interface for users accessing DirectLink via browsers. Backend API: Business logic, data processing, and interaction with the database. Database: Stores user data, content, votes, and other essential information. Additional Services: Caching (Redis): For improving performance. Content Delivery Network (CDN): For serving static assets quickly. Logging & Monitoring: For maintaining application health and security.

Components Breakdown

• Mobile Clients:

  • iOS & Android Apps: Developed using a cross-platform framework.

• API Gateway:

  • Handles authentication, rate limiting, and routing requests to appropriate backend services.

• Web Application:

  • Frontend interface for users accessing DirectLink via browsers.

• Backend API:

  • Business logic, data processing, and interaction with the database.

• Database:

  • Stores user data, content, votes, and other essential information.

• Additional Services:

  • Caching (Redis): For improving performance.
  • Content Delivery Network (CDN): For serving static assets quickly.
  • Logging & Monitoring: For maintaining application health and security.

Technology Stack

1. Backend

• Language: Python
• Framework: FastAPI
  • Reasons: High performance, asynchronous support, easy to use, and modern features.
• Authentication: OAuth2 with JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
• Database: PostgreSQL
  • Reasons: Robust, open-source, and supports advanced features.
• ORM: SQLAlchemy or Tortoise ORM
• Caching: Redis
• Web Server: Uvicorn or Gunicorn with Uvicorn Workers
• API Documentation: Automatically generated with FastAPI (Swagger UI)

2. Frontend (Web Application)

• Framework: React.js or Vue.js
  • Reasons: Highly popular, extensive ecosystem, and performance-oriented.

3. Mobile Applications

• Framework: Flutter (Dart) or React Native (JavaScript/TypeScript)
  • Recommendation: Flutter for high performance and a rich set of widgets.

4. Security Libraries

• Authentication: FastAPI Security
• Input Validation: Pydantic
• Encryption: PyJWT for JWT handling, bcrypt for password hashing
• HTTPS: Ensure all communications are over HTTPS using SSL/TLS

5. DevOps & Deployment

• Containerization: Docker
• Orchestration: Kubernetes (if scaling is required)
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins
• Hosting: AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Azure
• Monitoring: Prometheus & Grafana, Sentry for error tracking

FrontEnd Structure and Deployment

To create your Project:

npx create-react-app directlink-web [you can rename this]
cd directlink-web
npm install axios react-router-dom