Resume Builder - AI-Powered Resume Generator

A modern, AI-powered resume builder that helps you create professional, ATS-friendly resumes with beautiful templates and intelligent editing capabilities.

🚀 Features

✨ Core Features

• AI-Powered Resume Generation - Create professional resumes with intelligent content suggestions
• Multiple Template Designs - Choose from a variety of ATS-friendly templates
• Real-time Preview - See your resume as you build it with live preview
• PDF Export - Download your resume as a high-quality PDF
• LaTeX Support - Advanced formatting with LaTeX templates
• Responsive Design - Works perfectly on desktop, tablet, and mobile

🔄 System Architecture & Workflow

📊 Detailed Workflow Process

🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• Next.js 15 - React framework with App Router
• TypeScript - Type-safe development
• Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
• shadcn/ui – Customizable accessible UI components
• Lucide React - Beautiful icons
• Framer Motion - Smooth animations

Backend & Database

• Prisma - Type-safe database ORM
• PostgreSQL - Robust relational database
• Supabase - Database hosting and management

Authentication & Payments

• Clerk - User authentication and management

AI & Processing

• LaTeX - Professional document formatting
• PDF Generation - Server-side PDF creation via external Node.js server
• AI Integration - Google Gemini API for content suggestions

External Services

• Node.js LaTeX Server - Separate repository for LaTeX to PDF conversion
• Google Gemini API - AI-powered content enhancement and generation

Development & Deployment

• ESLint - Code linting and quality
• Vercel - Deployment and hosting
• Git - Version control

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies with npm install
3. Set up your environment variables
4. Run the development server with npm run dev
5. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser

📄 LaTeX Server

This project requires a separate Node.js LaTeX server for PDF generation. The LaTeX server handles the conversion of LaTeX code to high-quality PDF files.

LaTeX Server Repository

• GitHub: LaTeX to PDF Server
• Description: Node.js server that converts LaTeX code to PDF using Docker containers
• Deployment: Deployed on Vercel for production use

Features

• LaTeX to PDF conversion
• Multiple template support
• High-quality output
• Docker-based processing
• RESTful API endpoints

Setup

1. Clone the LaTeX server repository
2. Follow the setup instructions in that repository
3. Deploy to your preferred hosting platform
4. Update the RENDER_LATEX_SERVER_URL in your environment variables

🔧 Environment Variables

Create the following environment files in your project root:

.env

# Database Configuration
DATABASE_URL="postgresql://username:password@host:port/database"
DIRECT_URL="postgresql://username:password@host:port/database"

# Authentication (Clerk)
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=
CLERK_SECRET_KEY=

# AI Integration (Google Gemini)
GEMINI_API_KEY=

# External Services
RENDER_LATEX_SERVER_URL=

.env.local

# Database Configuration
DATABASE_URL="postgresql://username:password@host:port/database"
DIRECT_URL="postgresql://username:password@host:port/database"

# Authentication (Clerk)
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_IN_URL=/sign-in
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_UP_URL=/sign-up

Required Services Setup

1. Supabase Database

   • Create a new Supabase project
   • Get your database connection strings
   • Run Prisma migrations: npx prisma db push

2. Clerk Authentication

   • Sign up at clerk.com
   • Create a new application
   • Copy your publishable and secret keys

3. Google Gemini API

   • Go to Google AI Studio
   • Create a new API key
   • Enable Gemini API in your Google Cloud Console

4. LaTeX Server

   • Deploy the separate Node.js LaTeX server
   • Update the RENDER_LATEX_SERVER_URL with your server URL