🎨 Artifex - Where Creativity Meets Code

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🎯 Quick Links

• 🌐 Live Application
• 📚 Documentation
• 🐛 Report Bug
• 💡 Request Feature

🚀 About The Project

Artifex (Latin for "artist" or "craftsperson") is your next-gen creative collaboration platform where imagination knows no bounds! Built with cutting-edge tech and sprinkled with ✨magic✨, Artifex lets you create, collaborate, and craft wonders in real-time.

Think Figma meets DeviantArt meets your wildest dreams. Yeah, it's that cool! 🎉

🔥 Features That'll Blow Your Mind

• 🎭 Sleek Authentication: Sign up/in with style (we made boring forms look sexy!)
• 🌓 Dark Mode: Because we're not savages who blind ourselves at 3 AM
• 🎨 Real-time Collaboration: Create together, no more "oops, I overwrote your changes"
• ⚡️ Lightning Fast: Built with Next.js, because waiting is so 2010
• 🔒 Secure: Your data is safer than your grandma's secret cookie recipe
• 🎪 Modern UI: Beautiful gradients, smooth animations, and eye-candy everywhere
• 🤝 Community Driven: Built by creators, for creators

🛠️ Built With

• Next.js - The React framework for production
• TypeScript - Because any is a sin
• Tailwind CSS - Making CSS great again
• Prisma - Type-safe database wizardry
• NextAuth.js - Authentication that doesn't suck
• Liveblocks - Real-time collaboration magic

💫 Why Artifex?

• 🎨 For Creators: Whether you're a designer, developer, or both - we've got you covered
• 🤖 Future Ready: Built with the latest tech stack for the best possible experience
• 🌍 Community First: Join a growing community of creative minds
• 🚀 Always Evolving: Regular updates and new features based on your feedback

🏃‍♂️ Running Locally

Want to run this bad boy locally? We got you covered!

1. Clone this beauty:

git clone https://github.com/nitin-1926/artifex.git
cd artifex

2. Install dependencies (grab a coffee, this might take a minute):

npm install
# or if you're a yarn person
yarn install

3. Set up your environment variables:

cp .env.example .env.local

Fill in your env vars like it's a love letter 💌

4. Start the development server:

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev

5. Open http://localhost:3000 and witness the magic! 🎩✨

🤝 Contributing

We're all about that open-source love! Whether you're fixing a typo or adding a game-changing feature, we welcome all contributions.

1. Fork it like it's hot 🔥
2. Create your feature branch:

   git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature

3. Commit your changes:

   git commit -m '✨ Add some AmazingFeature'

4. Push to the branch:

   git push origin feature/AmazingFeature

5. Open a Pull Request and let's make magic happen!

📜 Contribution Guidelines

• Keep it clean (your code, not your mind 😉)
• Write meaningful commit messages
• Follow the existing code style
• Add tests if you can (we know you can!)
• Document your changes
• Don't be a jerk

📝 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Coffee ☕️ - The real MVP
• Cursor - My true best friend
• Our Stargazers ⭐️ - You keep us motivated!
• You - For being awesome and checking out our project!

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Now go forth and create something amazing! 🚀