Whisperly — Anonymous Confession App

Whisperly lets you share secrets, react to confessions, and reply — all 100% anonymous.
Built for fun, interaction, and keeping it low-key.

Features

• Share confessions anonymously
• React to confessions with ❤️ 😂 😭
• Reply to confessions without revealing identity
• OTP email verification (check spam folder!)
• Admin dashboard for moderation
• Fully responsive, sleek UI

Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js 15 + TypeScript + TailwindCSS
• Backend: Node.js + Express.js
• Database: MongoDB (Mongoose)
• Auth: JWT + Email OTP verification

Getting Started

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/ashankgupta/whisperly
cd whisperly

2. Install dependencies

# Frontend
cd frontend
npm install

# Backend
cd ../backend
npm install

3. Setup environment variables

• Create .env file in backend as needed:

# Frontend example
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=
# Backend example
PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongo_uri
JWT_SECRET=your_secret
EMAIL_USER=your_email
EMAIL_PASS=your_email_password

4. Run the app

# Backend
npm run dev
# Frontend
npm run dev

Usage

• Use personal emails for OTP (college emails can be tracked lol 💀)

• Post as many confessions as you like

• React and reply to confessions while staying anonymous

Notes

• Designed to be fun, safe, and anonymous

• Reactions store counts only — no user info exposed publicly

License

This project is licensed under MIT License.