🛒 Resale Photo Enhancer — Open-Source AI Product Photo Studio for Online Resellers (Free Photoroom Alternative)

Turn snapshot reseller photos into professional listing imagery in one click. A production-ready, self-hostable Next.js SaaS boilerplate that swaps cluttered backgrounds for clean studio-grade scenes — purpose-built for sellers on eBay, Poshmark, Depop, Vinted, Mercari, Etsy, and Facebook Marketplace. A free open-source alternative to Photoroom, Pixelcut, and ZMO.ai — powered by the MuAPI AI engine.

Tech stack: Next.js 14 (App Router) · Prisma · PostgreSQL · NextAuth (Google OAuth) · Stripe · Tailwind CSS · MuAPI Use cases: eBay product listings · Poshmark closet photography · Depop snapshot upgrades · Vinted listings · Mercari background swaps · Facebook Marketplace ads · Etsy product shots · Shopify catalog cleanup

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resale-photo-enhancer.mp4

🌐 Project Repository

GitHub Repository: github.com/SamurAIGPT/resale-photo-enhancer

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Resale Photo Enhancer is a production-ready, highly-optimized AI web application. Out of the box, it seamlessly manages User Authentication, Credits & Billing, Image Persistence, and asynchronous AI generation polling using a sleek Next.js (App Router) architecture. It empowers resellers on platforms like eBay, Poshmark, and Depop to turn basic snapshot photos into professional studio-grade marketing assets.

Why use Resale Photo Enhancer?

• Production-Ready SaaS — Complete with Google OAuth and Stripe Checkout workflows built-in.
• Multi-Category Template Studio — Choose from dozens of curated preset themes (Minimalism, Studio, Tabletop, Surfaces, Indoor, Floral, etc.) or write custom description prompts.
• Historical Gallery — All creations are securely persisted to a PostgreSQL database for a custom user workspace.
• Responsive & Constrained UX — Layout height constraints prevent page overflow, creating an elegant webapp interface that scrolls properly on both desktop and mobile.
• Extensible API — Easily swap or adapt underlying model features without breaking layout styling.

✨ Core Features

• Background Swap Studio — Instantly replace messy background settings with clean templates. Supports advanced configurations and custom prompt overlays.
• Reference Image Node — Upload any item image and let the AI extract boundaries, compositing it into high-definition backdrops.
• My Creations Archive — A dedicated history vault for logged-in users. Displays past generations securely fetched from the database, viewable in a detailed inspector panel with 1-click downloads.
• Credit Tiers & Billing — Complete Stripe integration. Standard Pack ($5.00) offers 1,000 credits and Pro Pack ($10.00) offers 2,000 credits (exchanging at a high-value rate of $1 = 200 credits). Each background swap costs exactly 1 credit.
• Premium Glassmorphic UI — Sleek dark-bordered elements with elegant hover micro-animations and quick project switching capabilities.

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⚡ Deployment: Vercel & Production

This architecture is engineered explicitly for Vercel serverless environments.

🔑 Required Environment Variables

To successfully deploy and run, you must populate the following environment variables in your Vercel project settings:

Service	Variable	Description & Source
Database	DATABASE_URL	PostgreSQL connection string (Supabase or Neon)
	DIRECT_URL	Direct DB connection for Prisma migrations
NextAuth / Google	NEXTAUTH_SECRET	Secure random string generated via openssl rand -base64 32
	NEXTAUTH_URL	Your production domain (e.g. https://my-app.vercel.app)
	GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID	Get from Google Cloud Console
	GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET	Get from Google Cloud Console
Stripe Billing	STRIPE_SECRET_KEY	Get from Stripe Dashboard
	NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY	Get from Stripe Dashboard
	STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET	Webhook secret for resolving credit purchases
AI Generator	MUAPIAPP_API_KEY	Create an account and get key from muapi.ai/access-keys

🚀 Launching on Vercel: Step-by-Step

1. Database Provisioning: Create a new Postgres database (via free tiers on Vercel Postgres, Supabase, or Neon). Retrieve the connection strings.
2. Project Creation: Import your GitHub fork into the Vercel dashboard.
3. Configure Environment Variables: Copy the variables above into the Vercel project settings environment tab.
4. Deploy: Hit "Deploy". Vercel will automatically run the build steps (npm run build).
5. Database Push: Run npx prisma db push to generate the client and synchronize database models before launching.

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🛠️ Local Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or higher)
• A local/cloud PostgreSQL instance.

Setup

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/SamurAIGPT/resale-photo-enhancer
cd resale-photo-enhancer

# 2. Install dependencies
npm install

# 3. Setup Environment
cp .env.example .env
# Open .env and insert your specific keys.

# 4. Initialize Database Schema
npx prisma generate
npx prisma db push

# 5. Start the Development Server
npm run dev

The console should now be active on http://localhost:3000.

🏗️ Technical Architecture

resale-photo-enhancer/
├── prisma/
│   └── schema.prisma           # Postgres tables: Users, Accounts, Creations, Enhancements
├── src/
│   ├── app/                    # Next.js App Router
│   │   ├── api/                # Backend API Routes (Stripe, Auth, Uploads, Creations)
│   │   ├── pricing/            # Interactive tier and credit purchase view
│   │   └── page.js             # Main AI Background Swap Studio Interface
│   ├── components/
│   │   └── saas/               # Reusable Modular UI Components
│   └── lib/
│       ├── prisma.js           # Shared ORM client singleton
│       └── config.js           # Application plans, endpoints, and configs
└── next.config.mjs             # Next Configuration

📄 License

MIT Licensed.