ProfRater - Find Your Perfect Professor with AI

Introduction

ProfRater is an AI-powered assistant designed to help students make informed decisions about their education. Leveraging advanced AI algorithms from OpenAI and a robust search system with Pinecone, ProfRater provides personalized professor ratings, reviews, and recommendations, all within a sleek Next.js web app. Discover the best professors tailored to your learning style and academic goals with ProfRater.

Tech Stack

• Next.js: For building the React-based website.
• TailwindCSS: For styling with utility-first CSS.
• Shadcn UI: For UI components.
• Magic UI: For UI components.
• Clerk: For user authentication.

Quick Start

Prerequisites

Make sure that you have installed

• Node.js
• Git
• npm / yarn / pnpm / bun

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Stroller15/profrater.git
   cd profrater

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Setup env variables:

    # Frontend
    PINECONE_API_KEY=
    OPENAI_API_KEY=
   
    # Backend
    PINECONE_API_KEY=
    OPENAI_API_KEY=

4. Run the development server:

   npm run dev

5. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to see the website in action.