CineVerse
By Yaduraj Singh.
Social film tracking — watchlists, ratings, reviews, discovery feeds. TMDB API across 500k+ titles.
Problem
Letterboxd is great but bloated, and no one tracks regional films well. Built a lighter, faster alternative.
Engineering approach
- Next.js SSR for SEO-friendly title pages.
- Firestore for user data; TMDB API proxied for caching.
- Discovery feed ranks by friend activity + recency.
Technical decisions
- Firebase over custom auth — speed of shipping > purity.
- Nginx + PM2 self-host for full log access.
Technology stack
Next.js, Firebase, TMDB API, Nginx, PM2