BookStory
A full-stack online marketplace for second-hand books, founded and built solo — from PostgreSQL schema design to production deployment.
Overview
BookStory is a marketplace I founded and built as a solo engineer to connect buyers and sellers of second-hand books. I owned the entire product — from strategy and database design to frontend build and cloud deployment.
What I built
I modelled the PostgreSQL schema, authored the server-side business logic in Node.js and Express.js, designed the REST API architecture, and built the client-facing product in React and TypeScript. I shipped the entire system from zero to production without a team.
Scope
This was a full end-to-end ownership project: product strategy, data modelling, backend architecture, frontend implementation, and cloud deployment were all handled solo, which forced disciplined scoping and pragmatic technical decisions at every stage.