Secret Santa New Generation

An awesome secret santa app with gifts ideas and random generation!
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Table of Contents

1. About The Project
   • Built With
2. Getting Started
   • Prerequisites
   • Installation
3. Usage
4. Roadmap
5. Contributing
6. License
7. Contact
8. Acknowledgments

About The Project

Secret Santa New Generation is a modern app that simplifies your Secret Santa organization. Here are the main features:

• 🔒 Secure draw: No one, not even the admin, can know who gives to whom
• 🎁 Wishlist: Each participant can create and manage their gift wishlist
• 💡 Gift suggestions: Ability to suggest ideas for other participants
• 📱 Responsive interface: Works on mobile, tablet, and desktop

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Built With

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Getting Started

This guide explains how to set up and deploy the application in different environments.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Git
• Docker (optional)

Local Development Setup

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/theoelsti/secret-santa-ng.git
cd secret-santa-ng

2. Configure environment

# Copy example environment file
cp example.env .env

# Edit .env and set your variables
ADMIN_TOKEN="your_admin_token"
DATABASE_URL="file:./dev.db"

3. Install and run

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Initialize database
npx prisma migrate dev

# Run development server
npm run dev
# or
# Build and run production
npm run build
npm start

Production Deployment

Using Docker (Recommended)

# Build the Docker image
docker build -t secret-santa-app .

# Run the container
docker run -p 3000:3000 \
  -e ADMIN_TOKEN="your_admin_token" \
  -e DATABASE_URL="file:./prod.db" \
  secret-santa-app

The application will be available at http://localhost:3000 for local development

Using Vercel

0. Get a Postgres server. You can use Neon.tech

1. Fork the repository

2. Connect to Vercel

3. Add New -> Project

4. Import the repository

5. Add environment variables in Vercel dashboard

6. Deploy!

The app url will be available on the dashboard.

Usage

For administrators

1. Create a family

   • Log in with your admin token
   • Click on "Ajouter une famille"
   • Enter Family name
   • Add members and add their name
   • When done, click "Générer le Secret Santa"

   

You wil be redirected on the users management page

2. Share the word
   • You can copy a message or the user token
   • Send it 1 by 1 to every participants
   • They will have an url that put the token in cookies directly

For participants

1. Getting started

   • Log in to the dashboard
   • See the person you're offering to

2. Giving ideas for gifts

   • Select a participant, can be you 1 time
   • Enter the gift in the input
   • Send it !

For more examples, please refer to the Documentation

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Configuration

Environment Variables

# Required
ADMIN_TOKEN="your_admin_token"
DATABASE_URL="your_database_url"

Roadmap

• 📨 Email notifications
• 🌐 Multi-language support (FR, EN)
• 🔄 Integration with Amazon/Etsy for wishlists
• 🎨 Dark Theme
• 📊 Advanced admin features
  • Add a deadline
  • Set a budget

See the open issues for a full list of proposed features (and known issues).

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Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement". Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

1. Fork the Project
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

• 🐛 Report a bug
• 💡 Request a feature

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License

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

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Contact

Project Link: https://github.com/theoelsti/secret-santa-ng

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Acknowledgments

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