BayesBond

This repository provides the source code for BayesBond, a web application where rational thinkers can bond and form deep 1-1 relationships in a fully transparent and efficient way. It just got released—please share it with anyone who would benefit from it!

To contribute, please submit a pull request or issue, or fill out this form for suggestions and collaborations.

Features

Extremely detailed profiles for deep connections
Radically transparent: user base fully searchable
Free, ad-free, not for profit
Supported by donation
Open source
Democratically governed

The full description is available here.

To Do

Authentication (user/password and Google Sign In)
Set up PostgreSQL in Production with supabase or prisma console (can stick with SQLite in dev / local)
Set up hosting (vercel)
Ask for detailed info per profile upon registration (intellectual interests, location, cause areas, personality type, conflict style, desired type of connection, prompt answers, gender, etc.)
Set up page listing all the profiles
Search through all the profile variables
(Set up chat / direct messaging)
Set up domain name (https://bayesbond.com)

Secondary To Do

Any action item is open to anyone for collaboration, but the following ones are particularly easy to do for first-time contributors.

Clean up terms and conditions
Clean up privacy notice
Clean up learn more page
Add dark theme
Cover with tests

Implementation

The web app is coded in Typescript using React as front-end and Prisma as back-end. It includes:

Development

After cloning the repo and navigating into it, install dependencies:

npm install

You now need to configure your database connection via an environment variable.

First, create an .env file:

cp .env.example .env

To ensure your authentication works properly, you'll also need to set the AUTH_SECRET [env var for NextAuth.js] (https://next-auth.js.org/configuration/options). You can generate such a random 32-character string with:

npx auth secret

In the end, your entire .env file should look similar to this (but using your own values for the env vars):

DATABASE_URL="file:./dev.db"
AUTH_SECRET="gTwLSXFeNWFRpUTmxlRniOfegXYw445pd0k6JqXd7Ag="

Run the following commands to set up your local development database and Prisma schema:

npx prisma migrate dev --name init

Note that your local database will be made of synthetic data, not real users. This is fine for development and testing.

Start the development server:

npm run dev

Once the server is running, visit http://localhost:3000 to start using the app.

See development.md for additional instructions, such as adding new profile features.

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