Live Platform: https://renthing.vercel.app/
RenThing is a peer-to-peer rental marketplace platform that enables users to list items for rent, browse inventory, manage bookings, process transactions, and communicate directly with owners and renters.
- Item Listings: Create, edit, and categorize items available for rent with pricing and availability calendars.
- Search and Discovery: Filter listings by category, location, price range, and availability.
- In-App Messaging: Real-time messaging between renters and item owners.
- Booking and Payment Management: Comprehensive lifecycle tracking from reservation to return.
- Data Scraping: Integrated ingestion pipelines for external rental catalogs.
- AI Assistant Support: Optional local conversational model integration via Ollama.
- Frontend: Next.js (TypeScript), Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion
- Backend: Express.js services integrated with Next.js API endpoints
- Database: PostgreSQL (Supabase) managed via Prisma ORM
- Authentication: NextAuth.js
- Deployment: Vercel
- Node.js v18+
- pnpm (or npm / yarn)
- PostgreSQL / Supabase account
# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/condeadriankeith/RenThing.git
cd RenThing
# 2. Install dependencies
pnpm install
# 3. Configure environment variables
cp .env.example .env.local
# 4. Apply database migrations
npx prisma migrate dev
# 5. Seed database (optional)
npx prisma db seed
# 6. Start development server
pnpm devThis project is configured for deployment on Vercel with a Supabase PostgreSQL backend.
Ensure the following environment variables are defined in production:
DATABASE_URL: Supabase connection pool stringNEXTAUTH_SECRET: Session encryption secretNEXTAUTH_URL: Canonical deployment URLNEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL: Supabase project URLNEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY: Supabase client anonymous keySUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY: Supabase administrative key
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