📝 ResuForge – Smart Resume Builder Platform

ResuForge is a full-stack, production-ready resume builder web application designed to help users create ATS-friendly, professional resumes with ease.
It supports modern resume templates, PDF generation, cloud-based image storage, secure authentication, and direct resume sharing with recruiters via email.

The platform is built using a React + Tailwind frontend and a Spring Boot + MongoDB backend, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.

✨ Key Highlights

• Modern UI with responsive design
• ATS-optimized resume templates
• PDF generation with pixel-perfect layouts
• Secure authentication & authorization
• One-time premium subscription model
• Cloud-based image management
• Direct recruiter email integration

🚀 Features

Resume Management

• Create resumes with structured sections
• Update existing resumes in real time
• Delete resumes securely
• Store multiple resumes per user

Templates & Customization

• Multiple professionally designed templates
• Separate Basic and Premium templates
• Tailwind-powered styling for consistency
• Optimized layouts for ATS parsing

PDF & Printing

• Download resumes as high-quality PDFs
• Browser-based PDF rendering
• Print-ready resume formats

Image Upload

• Upload profile images
• Cloud-based storage using Cloudinary
• Optimized image delivery

Email Integration

• Send resumes directly to recruiters from the app
• Java Mail Sender integration
• PDF attached automatically

Subscription & Payments

• One-time premium subscription (₹999)
• Razorpay payment gateway integration
• Access control based on subscription status

Security

• JWT-based authentication
• Role-based access control
• Secure REST APIs with Spring Security

🛠️ Technology Stack

Frontend (Client-Side)

The frontend is built with React 19, ensuring high performance and a modern component-based architecture.

Core Technologies

• React 19
• React DOM
• React Router DOM (v7)
• Vite (for fast builds)
• Tailwind CSS (utility-first styling)

UI & UX

• Lucide React Icons
• React Icons
• React Hot Toast for notifications

PDF & Resume Rendering

• jsPDF – PDF generation
• html2canvas – DOM to canvas conversion
• html-to-image – high-quality image rendering
• react-to-print – print support

Utilities

• Axios – API communication
• Moment.js – date handling

Backend (Server-Side)

The backend is a Spring Boot 4 application built with enterprise-level architecture and best practices.

Core Technologies

• Java 17
• Spring Boot
• Spring MVC (REST APIs)
• Spring Validation

Database

• MongoDB (NoSQL, document-based)
• Spring Data MongoDB for persistence

Security

• Spring Security
• JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication
• Secure API access control

Email

• Spring Boot Mail
• Java Mail Sender for recruiter emails

Template Engine

• Thymeleaf (for server-rendered views & emails)

Cloud & External Services

• Cloudinary – image storage & CDN
• Razorpay – payment processing

Monitoring

• Spring Boot Actuator for health checks and metrics

🗂️ System Architecture

Frontend (React + Tailwind)
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| REST APIs (Axios)
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Backend (Spring Boot)
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| JWT Security
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MongoDB (Persistent Storage)
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Cloudinary (Images) & Razorpay (Payments)

💳 Subscription Model

📤 Resume Sharing Flow

1. User creates a resume
2. Resume is rendered using HTML + Tailwind
3. Converted to PDF using jsPDF & html2canvas
4. PDF is either:
   • Downloaded locally
   • OR emailed directly to recruiters

🔐 Authentication Flow

• User logs in
• JWT token generated on backend
• Token stored on client
• Secured APIs accessed using Authorization headers
• Role & subscription checks enforced

⚙️ Installation & Setup

Project Setup

git clone https://github.com/Rashmi-2005-Ranjan/ResuForge
cd ResuForge-backend
mvn clean install
mvn spring-boot:run

--- Frontend Setup ---
git clone https://github.com/Rashmi-2005-Ranjan/ResuForge
cd ResuForge-frontend
npm install
npm run dev

Happy Coding 🚀