A hyperlocal peer-to-peer rental marketplace
Rent what you need. Earn from what you own.
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People often need things temporarily — a camera for a trip, a gaming console for the weekend, a projector for a presentation — but can't justify buying them. At the same time, millions of owned items sit unused most of the time.
Rentify is a community-driven platform that connects the two. Users can list products for rent, browse nearby listings, send rental requests, and participate in live bidding — all backed by identity verification, escrow payments, and a trust system that keeps every transaction safe.
Starting hyperlocal — built for college campuses and urban communities first.
- User auth — email/phone OTP, social login, JWT session management
- KYC verification — Aadhaar/PAN + selfie face matching for verified badges
- Product listings — photos, availability calendar, pricing, pickup/delivery options
- Rental requests — date selection, owner accept/reject flow, automated reminders
- Escrow payments — Razorpay integration; funds held until rental completion
- Security deposits — dynamic deposit amounts, partial damage deductions
- Real-time chat — product discussions, delivery coordination, image sharing
- Ratings & reviews — mutual reviews after every rental, trust scores
- Push notifications — bid alerts, approvals, return reminders via FCM
- Live bidding — post a request, receive competing offers in real time
- Delivery integration — hyperlocal delivery partner support with live tracking
- AI moderation — fraud detection, fake listing identification, damage analysis
- Smart recommendations — personalized feed based on rental history
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Mobile app | React Native + Expo |
| Web app | Next.js |
| Backend | NestJS (Node.js + TypeScript) |
| Database | PostgreSQL |
| Cache / real-time | Redis + Socket.IO |
| File storage | AWS S3 |
| Payments | Razorpay |
| Auth | Clerk |
| Maps | Google Maps API |
| Push notifications | Firebase Cloud Messaging |
| Resend | |
| Monitoring | Sentry + PostHog |
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Client layer │
│ React Native app │ Next.js │ Admin UI │
└──────────────┬──────────────────────────────┘
│
┌──────────────▼──────────────────────────────┐
│ NestJS API gateway │
│ JWT auth · routing · rate limiting │
└──┬──────────┬──────────┬──────────┬─────────┘
│ │ │ │
┌──▼──┐ ┌───▼──┐ ┌────▼──┐ ┌───▼─────┐
│ Listings│ Rentals│ Payments│ │ Chat/Bids│
└──────┘ └───────┘ └───────┘ └──────────┘
│
┌──────────────▼──────────────────────────────┐
│ Data layer │
│ PostgreSQL │ Redis │ S3 │ Socket.IO │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- Node.js >= 18
- PostgreSQL >= 15
- Redis >= 7
- pnpm (recommended)
git clone https://github.com/your-org/rentify.git
cd rent-matepnpm installcp .env.example .envFill in your credentials in .env:
# Database
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/rentify
# Redis
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379
# Auth (Clerk)
CLERK_SECRET_KEY=
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=
# Payments (Razorpay)
RAZORPAY_KEY_ID=
RAZORPAY_KEY_SECRET=
# Storage (AWS S3)
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
AWS_S3_BUCKET=
# Maps
GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=
# Firebase (push notifications)
FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=
FIREBASE_PRIVATE_KEY=
FIREBASE_CLIENT_EMAIL=
# Email (Resend)
RESEND_API_KEY=pnpm db:migrate# Backend API
pnpm --filter api dev
# Web app
pnpm --filter web dev
# Mobile app
pnpm --filter mobile startThe API runs at http://localhost:3001, the web app at http://localhost:3000.
rentify/
├── apps/
│ ├── api/ # NestJS backend
│ ├── web/ # Next.js web app
│ └── mobile/ # React Native app
├── packages/
│ ├── ui/ # Shared component library
│ ├── types/ # Shared TypeScript types
│ └── config/ # Shared configs (eslint, tsconfig)
├── docs/ # Additional documentation
└── .github/
└── workflows/ # CI/CD pipelines
🌟 Exciting News...
🚀 This project is now an official part of Nexus Spring of Code - NSoC'26! 💃🎉💻 We're thrilled to welcome contributors from all over India and beyond to collaborate, build, and grow rent-mate! Let’s make learning and career development smarter – together! 🌟👨💻👩💻
👩💻 NSoC is one of India’s largest 60-day open source program that encourages developers of all levels to contribute to real-world projects 🌍 while learning, collaborating, and growing together. 🌱
🌈 With mentorship, community support, and collaborative coding, it's the perfect platform for developers to:
- ✨ Improve their skills
- 🤝 Contribute to impactful projects
- 🏆 Get recognized for their work
- 📜 Receive certificates and swag!
🎉 I can’t wait to welcome new contributors from NSoC'26 to this rent-mate project family! Let's build, learn, and grow together — one commit at a time. 🔥👨💻👩💻
We welcome contributions of all sizes — from fixing typos to building entire features.
These are beginner-friendly and well-scoped:
- Auth flow screens (login, signup, OTP)
- Product listing CRUD
- Availability calendar component
- Ratings and review UI
- Notification service
- Admin dashboard skeleton
- Razorpay webhook handlers
- Mobile home screen and search UI
Browse all open issues → github.com/your-org/rentify/issues
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch:
git checkout -b feat/your-feature - Make your changes and write tests where applicable
- Commit using Conventional Commits:
git commit -m "feat: add availability calendar" - Push and open a pull request against
main
Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting a PR.
| Phase | Duration | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 — Validation | 2–4 weeks | UI prototypes, user interviews, landing page |
| Phase 2 — MVP | 2–3 months | Auth, listings, payments, chat, ratings — launch at one college |
| Phase 3 — Growth | 4–8 months | Live bidding, delivery system, AI moderation |
| Phase 4 — Scale | Ongoing | Insurance, subscriptions, multi-city, business rentals |
| Event Name | Event Description |
|---|---|
| Nexus Spring of Code 2026 | A 60-day open source program where project maintainers bring real-world projects, and contributors work on solving actual issues, building features, and shipping production-ready code. |
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GitHub Issues: Report bugs or request features
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Email: Contact the maintainers for collaboration opportunities
Feel free to reach out with any questions or feedback!
Please refer to the Code of Conduct for details on contributing guidelines and community standards.
We love our contributors! If you'd like to help, please check out our CONTRIBUTING.md file for guidelines.
Thank you once again to all our contributors who has contributed to rent-mate! Your efforts are truly appreciated. 💖👏
See the full list of contributors and their contributions on the GitHub Contributors Graph.
Feel free to open issues or discussions if you have any feedback, feature suggestions, or want to collaborate!
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- 💬 Telling your friends and colleagues
- 🤝 Contributing to the project
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the License file for details.
 AYUSH DAS |
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