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 > A collaborative platform for college students to share, discover, and contribute to real-time academic and personal projects — like LinkedIn for student projects.
 
+[![Next.js](https://img.shields.io/badge/Next.js-14-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=next.js)](https://nextjs.org/)
+[![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript-007ACC?style=for-the-badge&logo=typescript&logoColor=white)](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
+[![Prisma](https://img.shields.io/badge/Prisma-2D3748?style=for-the-badge&logo=prisma&logoColor=white)](https://www.prisma.io/)
+[![PostgreSQL](https://img.shields.io/badge/PostgreSQL-316192?style=for-the-badge&logo=postgresql&logoColor=white)](https://www.postgresql.org/)
+[![Tailwind CSS](https://img.shields.io/badge/Tailwind_CSS-38B2AC?style=for-the-badge&logo=tailwind-css&logoColor=white)](https://tailwindcss.com/)
+
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 ## 📌 Overview
@@ -30,20 +36,6 @@ Built as a group project by our class to streamline and enrich collaborative lea
 
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-## 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Members
-
-> Project by students of **[Your College Name]** — Group [A/B/C]
-
-| Name | Role | GitHub |
-|------|------|--------|
-| Shikhar Shetty | Developer  | [@Shikhar-Shetty](https://github.com/Shikhar-Shetty) |
-| Sunpreeth | Developer | [@Sunpreeth](https://github.com/anysdefdefe) |
-| Vaishnav | Developer | [@vaish73](https://github.com/vaish73) |
-| Shravan Raj | Developer | [@Shravan-Raj](https://github.com/ShravanRajj) |
-| Shreyas BS | Developer | [@Shreyas-BSj](https://github.com/Shreyas-99) |
-
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-
 ## 🔑 Features
 
 - 📋 **Post and manage your project listings**
@@ -55,48 +47,57 @@ Built as a group project by our class to streamline and enrich collaborative lea
 
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-## Installation
+## 🚀 Quick Start
+
+Ready to get ProjectStack running locally? Follow these simple steps:
+
+### Prerequisites
+- **Node.js** (v18 or higher)
+- **PostgreSQL** database (we recommend [Neon](https://neon.tech/) for free hosting)
+- **Git**
+
+### Installation
 
-### 1. Clone the repo
 ```bash
+# 1. Clone and navigate to the project
 git clone https://github.com/yourusername/projectstack.git
 cd projectstack
-```
 
-### 2. Install dependencies
-```bash
+# 2. Install dependencies
 npm install
-```
 
-### 3. Setup environment variables
-```bash
+# 3. Set up your environment variables
 cp .env.example .env
 ```
 
-### 4. Configure PostgreSQL connection in `.env`
-```bash
-DATABASE_URL="postgresql://..."
+### Environment Setup
+
+Open your `.env` file and add these required variables:
+
+```env
+# Database (get from Neon, Supabase, or your PostgreSQL provider)
+DATABASE_URL="postgresql://username:password@host:port/database"
+
+# Authentication (generate a random secret)
+NEXTAUTH_SECRET="your-super-secret-key"
+NEXTAUTH_URL="http://localhost:3000"
+
+# OAuth (optional - for Google sign-in)
+GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID="your-google-client-id"
+GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET="your-google-client-secret"
 ```
 
-### 5. Push schema
+### Database Setup & Launch
+
 ```bash
+# Set up your database schema
 npx prisma db push
-```
 
-### 6. Start dev server
-```bash
+# Start the development server
 npm run dev
 ```
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-## Environmental Variable Setup
-```bash
-    DATABASE_URL=postgresql://...
-    NEXTAUTH_SECRET=your-secret
-    NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000
-    GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=...
-    GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=...
-```
+🎉 **That's it!** Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) and start exploring ProjectStack!
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 ## 🤝 Join the Mission — We're Open for Collaborators!
@@ -125,7 +126,15 @@ Whether you're a developer, designer or just a curious learner — if the vision
 
     🐳 Docker + Vercel + GitHub CI/CD for production-grade DevOps
 
-## 📬 How to Reach Us
+## 📋 How to Contribute
 
-Drop an issue in the GitHub repo or shoot a message on LinkedIn/GitHub/Instagram to any of the team members listed above.
+1. **Check out our [Issues](https://github.com/Shikhar-Shetty/ProjectStack/issues)** for beginner-friendly tasks
+2. **Fork the repository** and create your feature branch
+3. **Follow our coding standards** (ESLint)
+4. **Submit a Pull Request** with a clear description
+
+
+## 📬 How to Reach Us
 
+We’d love to hear from you!  
+Got suggestions or found a bug? Open an issue on [GitHub](https://github.com/Shikhar-Shetty/ProjectStack)
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