Connect Pi is a feature-rich social media application built with a modern tech stack. It allows users to create posts, follow others, interact with content, and much more. The project leverages AI for content moderation and personalized suggestions and integrates with the Pi Network for premium features.
- Framework: Next.js (with App Router)
- Language: TypeScript
- Styling: Tailwind CSS
- UI Components: ShadCN UI
- Database: Firebase Firestore & MongoDB
- Real-time: Socket.IO
- Authentication: Firebase Authentication & Pi Network SDK
- Generative AI: Google's Gemini on Vertex AI via Genkit
This project is more than just a social media clone; it's an exploration into the future of community-driven platforms integrated with decentralized technology.
Our plan is broken down into several key phases:
- User Profiles & Authentication: Secure user accounts with customizable profiles.
- Content Creation: Users can create, edit, and delete posts.
- Social Graph: Follow and unfollow other users to build a personalized feed.
- Engagement: Like, dislike, and comment on posts to interact with the community.
- Real-time Chat: Secure, one-on-one messaging with message request handling.
- Mobile App: A fully functional mobile application for iOS and Android.
- Rich Media: Support for embedded media previews from popular services like YouTube and Imgur.
- Real-time Notifications: Instant in-app alerts and native push notifications for mobile.
- Advanced AI Moderation: A full-scale moderation dashboard using Genkit to automatically flag and review reported content.
- AI-Powered Suggestions: Intelligent recommendations for users to follow.
- Premium Features via Pi: Unlock exclusive features by making payments with Pi.
- Creator Tipping: Allow users to directly tip their favorite content creators with Pi.
- Community Governance: Introduce a system for users to vote on platform features.
- Decentralized Storage: Investigate using decentralized storage solutions like IPFS for user-generated content.