🚀 NexusAI – Full Stack AI Content Creation Platform

NexusAI is a modern, full-stack AI-powered content creation platform built with the latest web technologies. It enables users to generate high-quality articles, blog posts, and social media content using AI, along with rich text editing, image management, and real-time backend capabilities.

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✨ Features

• 🔐 User Authentication with Clerk
• ✍️ Rich Text Editing using React Quill
• 🤖 AI-Powered Content Generation via Google Gemini
• 🖼️ Image Upload & Optimization with ImageKit
• 🔍 Unsplash Image Search integration
• ⚡ Real-time Backend powered by Convex
• 🎨 Modern UI with Tailwind CSS & Shadcn UI
• 🌗 Dark / Light Mode support
• 📱 Fully Responsive Design

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• Next.js 15 (App Router)
• React 19
• Tailwind CSS
• Shadcn UI
• React Quill
• React Hook Form
• Zod
• Lucide Icons
• Sonner

Backend & Services

• Convex (Real-time Backend)
• Clerk (Authentication)
• Google Generative AI (Gemini)
• ImageKit
• Unsplash API

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📦 Getting Started

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/nexusai-platform.git
cd nexusai-platform

2️⃣ Install Dependencies

npm install

3️⃣ Environment Variables

Create a .env.local file in the root directory and add the following:

Convex

CONVEX_DEPLOYMENT= NEXT_PUBLIC_CONVEX_URL=

Clerk Auth

NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY= CLERK_SECRET_KEY= NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_IN_URL=/sign-in NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_UP_URL=/sign-up CLERK_JWT_ISSUER_DOMAIN=

ImageKit

NEXT_PUBLIC_IMAGEKIT_PUBLIC_KEY= NEXT_PUBLIC_IMAGEKIT_URL_ENDPOINT= IMAGEKIT_PRIVATE_KEY=

Unsplash

NEXT_PUBLIC_UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY=

Gemini AI

GEMINI_API_KEY=

⚠️ Make sure to keep your API keys private and never commit .env.local to GitHub.

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4️⃣ Set Up Convex

npx convex dev

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5️⃣ Run the Development Server

npm run dev

Open your browser and visit:

http://localhost:3000

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🚀 Deployment

NexusAI is optimized for deployment on Vercel.

1. Push your repository to GitHub
2. Import the project into Vercel
3. Add all environment variables in Vercel Dashboard
4. Deploy 🚀

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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⭐ Acknowledgements

• Google Gemini AI
• Clerk Auth
• Convex
• ImageKit
• Unsplash
• Shadcn UI

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