Pixelyze

Pixelyze is an AI-powered SaaS application developed with Next.js and TypeScript. It features secure authentication through Clerk, utilizes Cloudinary AI for advanced image processing, and integrates Stripe for payments. The application includes a user-friendly dashboard for managing and sharing images, offering capabilities such as restoration, resizing, and object removal.

Features 🌟

• AI-Driven Image Processing: Perform image restoration, resizing, object removal, recoloring, and background removal using Cloudinary AI.
• Secure Authentication: Manage user access and authentication seamlessly with Clerk.
• Efficient Image Storage: Utilize Cloudinary for effective storage and handling of images.
• Secure Payments: Integrated Stripe for safe and reliable payment transactions.
• User Dashboard: Access a comprehensive interface to manage and share images and credits.
• Community Sharing: Share creations with others and engage with the community.

Screenshots 📸

Deployment 🚀

You can access the live version of Pixelyze here: Live Demo

Environment Setup 🛠️ {#environment-setup}

To run this project, you will need to add the following environment variables to your .env.local file (a template has been provided as .env.example)

You will need to obtain credentials from the respective services:

• Clerk: Sign in at Clerk to get your NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY and CLERK_SECRET_KEY. Set up your sign-in and sign-up URLs in the Clerk dashboard. Follow Clerk's documentation to set up webhooks and obtain the CLERK_WEBHOOK_SECRET.

• Stripe: Sign in at Stripe to get your STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY and STRIPE_SECRET_KEY. Follow Stripe’s documentation to set up webhooks and obtain the STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET.

• MongoDB: Sign in at at MongoDB and create a MongoDB cluster to get your MONGODB_URI.

• Cloudinary: Sign in at Cloudinary to get your CLOUDINARY_API_KEY, NEXT_PUBLIC_CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME, and CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET.

Add the following env variables with their values to your .env.local file:

NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY CLERK_SECRET_KEY

NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_IN_URL NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_UP_URL NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_IN_URL NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_UP_URL

CLERK_WEBHOOK_SECRET

MONGODB_URI

CLOUDINARY_API_KEY NEXT_PUBLIC_CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET

STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY STRIPE_SECRET_KEY STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET

NEXT_PUBLIC_SERVER_URL

Installation 🔧

1. Git Clone the Repository

2. Navigate to the directory where the repository was downloaded

3. Set up the Environment Variables

4. Install the Dependencies

npm install

5. Start the application in development mode

npm run dev

Authors ✍️

• Akash

Tech Stack 💻

Language: TypeScript

Frontend: Next.js, TailwindCSS, React Hook Form, Zod

Backend: Node.js, Webhooks (Clerk, Stripe)

Authentication: Clerk

Database: MongoDb, Mongoose

Cloud Storage: Cloudinary

AI-Driven Image Processing: Cloudinary AI

Payment Processing: Stripe