As typical distracted students, we wanted to build a tool that could solve a problem in our lives. Additionally, we knew we wanted the project we build here today has a positive impact on the world at large.
The CharityClick platform, comprised of a website and chrome extension so far, tracks every time you go on a distracting website and makes a small donation to a charity of your choosing. Doing so, we help discourage distractions without impeding the user, leading to them removing the extension.
We used React.js, Node.js, and MongoDB to build a website and Chrome Extension to track the page visits. Whenever it detects distracting web usage, it calls our REST API and handles the payment. We route payments through Stripe and display the information visually to the users.
This is a Next.js project bootstrapped with create-next-app.
First, run the development server:
npm run dev
# or
yarn devOpen http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.
You can start editing the page by modifying pages/index.js. The page auto-updates as you edit the file.
API routes can be accessed on http://localhost:3000/api/hello. This endpoint can be edited in pages/api/hello.js.
The pages/api directory is mapped to /api/*. Files in this directory are treated as API routes instead of React pages.
To learn more about Next.js, take a look at the following resources:
- Next.js Documentation - learn about Next.js features and API.
- Learn Next.js - an interactive Next.js tutorial.
You can check out the Next.js GitHub repository - your feedback and contributions are welcome!
The easiest way to deploy your Next.js app is to use the Vercel Platform from the creators of Next.js.
Check out our Next.js deployment documentation for more details.