💘 Dating App – Built with .NET 9 & Angular 19

This is a full-stack Dating Web Application built as part of a Udemy course using modern and in-demand technologies like ASP.NET Core 9.0, Angular 19, Entity Framework Core, and SQL Server. Every feature was built from scratch while following best practices and a clean architecture.

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🔧 Tech Stack

• Frontend: Angular 19, TypeScript, Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, DaisyUI
• Backend: ASP.NET Core 9.0 Web API
• Database: SQL Server, Entity Framework Core
• Authentication: JWT Tokens
• Real-Time Features: SignalR for messaging and online presence
• Dev Tools: Visual Studio Code, Angular CLI, .NET CLI, Postman

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🚀 Features

• ✅ User Registration & Login (JWT Auth)
• ✅ Profile editing with photo upload (drag & drop + cloud integration)
• ✅ User gallery and photo management
• ✅ Browse users with filtering, sorting & pagination
• ✅ Like system (match engine)
• ✅ Real-time private messaging (SignalR)
• ✅ Responsive UI with Tailwind + DaisyUI
• ✅ Angular routing with protected routes
• ✅ Template & Reactive Forms with validation
• ✅ Global error handling (API + SPA)
• ✅ Fully deployable to Azure (Free Tier)

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🛠️ Getting Started

🔗 Prerequisites

• .NET 9 SDK
• Node.js + npm
• Angular CLI
• SQL Server
• Visual Studio Code

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💻 Run Locally

# Run Backend (API)
cd API
dotnet restore
dotnet ef database update
dotnet run

# Open a new terminal and run Frontend (Angular)
cd client
npm install
ng serve

📚 What I Learned

• Building a full-stack app from scratch
• Structuring a scalable Angular app using best practices
• RESTful API design with .NET and Entity Framework
• Authentication & Authorization with JWT
• Real-time communication with SignalR
• Cloud deployment (Azure) and integration
• UI development with Tailwind, DaisyUI, and 3rd-party libraries
• Error handling and form validation in Angular

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🧑‍🎓 About the Course

• Platform: Udemy
• Course Title: Build an app with ASPNET Core and Angular from scratch
• Updated For: .NET 9 & Angular 19 (June 2025)
• Instructor: Neil Cummings

🗣️ “The absolute best course for building an API in .NET Core and working with Angular!” – Jim (Student)

🗣️ “A complete, real-world project course using technologies in demand.” – Daniyal (Student)

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📦 Deployment

The application is deployable to Azure:

• Backend hosted using Azure App Service (API)
• Angular frontend served as a static site

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🧪 Future Improvements (Optional Ideas)

• Push notifications using service workers
• Admin panel for user moderation
• Premium subscription features
• Unit & integration tests
• CI/CD using GitHub Actions

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📫 Contact

Made with ❤️ by Hasan Rahic
🔗 GitHub: @hasanrahic
📧 Email: hasanrahic604@gmail.com