🚀 NebulaCode (Cloud IDE + AI Workspace)

A high-complexity, full cloud-based development environment similar to VS Code but fully web-based, with real-time collaboration, AI assistance, terminals, Docker sandboxes, and multi-language support.

🔥 Project Summary

• Web-based IDE like VS Code: Monaco editor as the core text editor.
• AI code assistant: ChatGPT-powered or local model.
• Docker-based execution environment: Secure sandboxes for running code.
• Built-in terminal: xterm.js integrated.
• Multiple language runtimes: Node, Python, Java, C++, Go.
• Real-time multi-user collaboration: Work together in real-time.
• LSP (Language Server Protocol) support: IntelliSense and code features.
• Versioned cloud workspaces: Save and manage your projects.

🔥 Tech Stack

Frontend

• Next.js (React + TypeScript)
• @monaco-editor/react
• xterm.js for terminal
• Tailwind CSS for styling
• Yjs + y-websocket for collaboration

Backend

• Node.js (NestJS)
• Postgres for metadata
• Redis for job queue + caching
• Docker API integration

DevOps

• Docker / Docker Compose
• Kubernetes (planned)

🛠️ Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• Docker & Docker Compose

Installation

1. Clone the repository.

2. Install dependencies:

   # Frontend
   cd frontend
   npm install
   
   # Backend
   cd ../backend
   npm install

Running the Project

You can run the entire stack using Docker Compose:

docker-compose up --build

Or run services individually for development:

Frontend:

cd frontend
npm run dev

Backend:

cd backend
npm run start:dev

📂 Project Structure

• frontend/: Next.js application
• backend/: NestJS application
• docker-compose.yml: Docker orchestration