I’m excited to share a big milestone in our journey: our backend API and database are now live on DigitalOcean! This marks a major step from what started as a university project into a nearly ready, real-world platform to help reduce food waste.
If you’ve been following along, this project began as part of my internship and final semester requirement. From early brainstorming sessions and climbing the Laravel learning curve, it’s grown into a working app connecting businesses with surplus food to those who need it.
✅ What We’ve Accomplished:
- Backend (Laravel) and MySQL database deployed on DigitalOcean
- RESTful API endpoints tested and production-ready
- Frontend (React) is almost done — just polishing UI/UX
- End-to-end flow fully validated locally
🔧 What’s Left:
- Squashing a few last-minute bugs and fine-tuning performance
- Final round of usability testing
- Collecting feedback from early testers
This has been a huge learning experience — not just technically (Laravel, React, deployment, testing), but also in understanding how to build something that can make a real-world impact.
🌐 Live app: https://ndihmo-tjetrin.netlify.app/
Thanks for reading! Would love to hear your thoughts — and if you've built anything similar, feel free to share.
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