DreamDOT

DreamDOT is a creator-first platform for writing, reading, visual publishing, direct collaboration, and monetization.

What this project includes

• Web app (apps/web): Next.js 15 product interface with feed, creator workspace, auth, settings, and API routes.
• Chat service (apps/chat): Express + Socket.IO real-time messaging service.
• Payment service (apps/payment): Express + Stripe service for checkout, webhooks, and credit transactions.
• Shared Mongo layer (apps/database-mongo): centralized Mongoose connection + shared models used by web/chat/payment.

Stack

• Next.js (App Router)
• React + Tailwind CSS
• Express + Socket.IO
• Stripe
• Mongoose + MongoDB
• Prisma + PostgreSQL

Monorepo structure

apps/
  web/             # product UI + Next API routes
  chat/            # websocket + REST chat backend
  payment/         # stripe and credits backend
  database-mongo/  # shared mongoose connection and models
packages/
  ui/
  eslint-config/
  typescript-config/
docs/
  mongoose-schemas.json

Local development

npm install
npm run dev
npm run chat:dev
# in another terminal
cd apps/payment && npm run dev

Default local ports:

• Web: 5000
• Chat: 3001
• Payment: 3002

Environment variables

Project expects .env values for:

• MongoDB (MONGODB_URI or MONGO_CLUSTER)
• PostgreSQL / Prisma schemas
• NextAuth / JWT
• Stripe (STRIPE_SECRET_KEY, STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET, CLIENT_URL)
• CORS and media provider keys

Data modeling

All Mongo collections are documented in:

• docs/mongoose-schemas.json

The shared source of truth for Mongo models lives in:

• apps/database-mongo/src/models/*

Production notes

• All services are designed to connect through the shared mongoose package.
• Stripe webhooks are idempotent at transaction level.
• Next.js API routes are JavaScript files for easier runtime debugging.