Rbay

🛒 Auction Platform (Inspired by eBay)

Designed and developed a dynamic real-time auction platform inspired by eBay.

🔧 Key Features

🧑‍💼 For Sellers:

• List products with images and descriptions
• Set custom auction timers
• Track real-time bidding activity
• View analytics:
  • Product views
  • Interactive bid history

🛍️ For Buyers:

• Place live bids with instant updates
• Monitor ongoing auctions in real time
• Automatic bid updates via WebSockets

🧰 Tech Stack

• Frontend: Svelte
• Backend: Node.js, Express
• Database: MongoDB
• Real-time: Redis Pub/Sub
• Authentication: OAuth2
• State Management: Svelte Stores
• Scripting: Lua (for atomic Redis operations)
• No deployment (currently local for development/testing)

📽️ Watch Rbay in action:

Click the image above to watch the full demo on Google Drive.

🎯 Outcome

Created a smooth, interactive auction experience with real-time data, secure login, and a reactive UI. The combination of Redis caching and Lua scripting significantly enhanced system responsiveness and data consistency.

Focused on performance, modularity, and real-time responsiveness using modern web technologies.