Most productivity tools are either too bloated or too simple. DailyForge is a no-nonsense weekly planner that gives you total control over your schedule — built by students, for students and professionals alike.

What it does:

• Build a reusable task library with custom durations, colors, and categories
• Design weekly routines by dragging tasks into a visual time grid
• Save, update, and delete routines with one click
• Automatically detects and prevents scheduling conflicts for the same day

Why it matters:
Most people don't fail to plan — they fail to stick to a plan. DailyForge makes routines feel visual and deliberate, making habits easier to build and track.

Key highlights:

• ⚡ Drag-and-drop weekly planner powered by @dnd-kit
• 🔒 Secure JWT authentication with bcrypt password hashing
• 🗂️ Reusable routine templates to clone and reuse schedules
• 🚫 Conflict detection — no overlapping tasks on the same day
• 📱 Clean, responsive UI built with React 19 + Tailwind CSS v4

⚠️ Deployed on Render's free tier — first load may take 30–60 seconds to spin up.

• Signup / Login with JWT-based session management
• Protected routes — unauthenticated users are redirected to login
• Passwords hashed with bcrypt

• Create tasks with: title, duration, color, and category
• Edit and delete tasks from your personal task library
• Tasks persist across sessions

• Drag tasks from your library onto a 7-day weekly grid
• Time-slot-based placement with visual feedback
• Overlap detection prevents conflicting task placement on the same day

• View all saved routines at a glance
• Quick access to edit or delete any routine
• Summary stats for your weekly schedule

• Save any routine as a reusable template
• Re-apply templates to any week in seconds

DailyForge/
│
├── backend/
│   ├── config/                 # DB connection config
│   ├── controllers/
│   │   ├── authController.js   # Signup, login logic
│   │   ├── routineController.js
│   │   └── taskController.js
│   ├── middlewares/
│   │   └── authMiddleware.js   # JWT verification
│   ├── routes/
│   │   ├── authRoutes.js
│   │   ├── routineRoutes.js
│   │   └── taskRoutes.js
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── models/             # Mongoose schemas
│   │   │   ├── User.model.js
│   │   │   ├── Task.model.js
│   │   │   └── Routine.model.js
│   │   └── server.js           # Express app entry point
│   ├── .env                    # ← You create this (see below)
│   └── package.json
│
└── frontend/
    ├── public/
    ├── src/
    │   ├── api/
    │   │   └── axiosConfig.js  # Axios base URL config
    │   ├── components/
    │   │   ├── Dashboard/
    │   │   ├── Routine/
    │   │   ├── Task/
    │   │   ├── Navbar.jsx
    │   │   └── ProtectedRoutes.jsx
    │   ├── context/
    │   │   └── AuthContext.jsx
    │   ├── hooks/
    │   │   └── useTasks.js
    │   ├── pages/
    │   │   ├── Dashboard.jsx
    │   │   ├── RoutineBuilder.jsx
    │   │   ├── Tasks.jsx
    │   │   ├── Login.jsx
    │   │   └── Signup.jsx
    │   ├── utils/
    │   ├── App.jsx
    │   └── main.jsx
    ├── index.html
    ├── vite.config.js
    └── package.json

Prerequisites: Node.js v18+, npm v9+, a free MongoDB Atlas account

git clone https://github.com/aryandas2911/DailyForge.git
cd DailyForge

cd backend
npm install

Create your .env file from the given template (see the Environment Variables section below):

# Inside the /backend directory

cp .env.example .env   

Then fill in your values (see the next section for what each variable means).

⚠️ Local dev note: The backend CORS origin is currently configured for the deployed frontend in backend/src/server.js.
When running the frontend locally on http://localhost:5173, update the CORS origin temporarily for local development.

Change this:

origin: "https://dailyforge-frontend-lhjq.onrender.com"

to:

origin: "http://localhost:5173"

before starting the backend server.

Start the backend dev server:

npm run dev

✅ Server should start at http://localhost:5000

Open a new terminal, then:

cd frontend
npm install

⚠️ > 💡 Local dev note: To point the frontend to your local backend, copy frontend/.env.example to frontend/.env and ensure VITE_API_URL is set to http://localhost:5000/api.

Start the frontend dev server:

npm run dev

✅ App should open at http://localhost:5173

Open http://localhost:5173, sign up for an account, and start building your routines.

Copy the provided template to get started. Never commit the .env to git.

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_atlas_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_super_secret_key_here
#CLIENT_ORIGIN=your_deployed_frontend_url

How to get MONGO_URI:

1. Log into MongoDB Atlas
2. Create a free M0 cluster (if you haven't)
3. Click Connect → Connect your application → Copy the connection string
4. Replace <password> with your DB user's password

Copy the provided .env.example to a new file .env

Running locally? Update VITE_API_URL in your local .env file to http://localhost:5000/api/.

We love contributions! DailyForge is actively participating in GSSoC 2026 and welcomes contributors of all experience levels.

📄 Read the full guidelines: CONTRIBUTING.md

1. Pick an issue

• Browse open issues
• Look for good first issue if you're new
• Comment on the issue to get it assigned before starting work

2. Fork & branch

git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/DailyForge.git
cd DailyForge
git checkout -b <type>/<short-description>

Branch naming convention:

3. Make your changes

• Keep changes focused — one issue per PR
• Follow the existing code style
• Test your changes locally before pushing

4. Open a Pull Request

• Fill out the PR template completely
• Link the issue it resolves using Closes #<issue-number>
• Request a review from a maintainer

⚠️ PRs without a linked issue or description will not be reviewed.

We use labels to organize work. Here's what they mean:

Tips for new contributors:

• Start with good first issue — they're designed to be approachable
• Don't hesitate to ask questions in the issue comments
• One issue at a time — don't take on multiple issues until your first PR is merged

Have questions, ideas, or want to connect with other contributors?