CarTrader 🚗

A production-ready, self-hosted clone of PakWheels.com - a comprehensive automotive marketplace platform.

Tech Stack

• Backend: NestJS + TypeScript + Prisma
• Frontend: Next.js 14+ (App Router) + TypeScript
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Cache: Redis
• Storage: MinIO (S3-compatible)
• Queue: BullMQ
• Real-time: Socket.io
• Infrastructure: Docker + Docker Compose

Project Structure

cartrader/
├── apps/
│   ├── backend/          # NestJS API
│   └── frontend/         # Next.js App
├── packages/
│   ├── shared/           # Shared types, utils, constants
│   └── prisma/           # Prisma schema & client
└── docker/               # Docker configurations

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 18.0.0
• pnpm >= 8.0.0
• Docker & Docker Compose

Installation

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Start development environment
docker-compose up -d
pnpm dev

Development

This is a monorepo managed by pnpm workspaces.

• pnpm dev - Start all apps in development mode
• pnpm build - Build all apps
• pnpm lint - Lint all packages
• pnpm format - Format all code

License

Private - All rights reserved