✨ Aurastart

A minimalist, aesthetic personal startpage with drag-and-drop sorting & privacy features.

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📖 Introduction

Aurastart is your starting point for digital life. Built with Next.js and MongoDB, it abandons the clutter of traditional startpages in favor of a "Clean White" aesthetic and "Aura UI" design.

It features multi-engine search, drag-and-drop sidebar sorting, and a unique "Invisible Admin Mode" to protect your private links.

✨ Features

🎨 UI/UX Design

• Dashboard Layout: 3-column layout featuring Time/Weather, Identity, and Daily Quotes.
• Minimalist Aesthetic: Clean white style with refined shadows and rounded corners.
• Responsive Sidebar: Auto-collapsing sidebar that switches to icon-only mode.

🛠️ Functionality

• Multi-Search: Switch between Google, Baidu, and Bing with dropdown memory.
• Drag & Drop Sorting: Reorder sidebar categories freely, synced to DB.
• Privacy Vault: Hidden "Secret Links" revealed only in Admin Mode.
• Pin to Home: Pin your favorite links to the main dashboard.
• Batch Import: Import bookmarks via Excel (.xlsx).

🔐 Geek Mode

• Invisible Login: Type your password directly into the search bar to unlock Admin Mode.
• Visual Editing: Edit or delete links directly on the UI.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js 14 (App Router)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Database: MongoDB (with Mongoose ORM)
• Auth: JWT (Custom Implementation)
• Utils: @dnd-kit (Sorting), xlsx (Import)

🚀 Installation & Deployment

0. Database Setup

Before running the project, you need a MongoDB database.

• Option A: Zeabur (Recommended): Create a MongoDB service in Zeabur and copy the connection string.
• Option B: MongoDB Atlas / Local: Use a standard connection string.

1. Local Development

# 1. Clone repo
git clone [https://github.com/cimorn/Aurastart.git](https://github.com/cimorn/Aurastart.git)
cd Aurastart

# 2. Install dependencies
npm install

# 3. Configure Environment Variables
# Create a .env.local file in the root directory

File: .env.local

# Your MongoDB Connection String
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://user:pass@host:port/db_name

# Secret key for JWT (Any random string)
ADMIN_PASSWORD=your_super_secret_key_here

# 4. Run
npm run dev

Visit http://localhost:3000.

2. Deploy to Zeabur

The easiest way to deploy is using Zeabur.

1. Fork this repository to your GitHub.
2. Log in to Zeabur Dashboard.
3. Create New Project -> Deploy New Service -> Git.
4. Select your forked Aurastart repo.
5. Important: Go to the Variables tab and add:
   • MONGODB_URI: (Your MongoDB connection string)
   • JWT_SECRET: (Random string)
6. Zeabur will automatically build and deploy.

📂 Data Import (Excel)

You can import bookmarks in bulk using an Excel file. The header row must include:

Column	Description	Example
title	Site Name	GitHub
url	Link URL	https://github.com
category	Category Name	Tools
icon	Emoji or Image URL	🐙
desc	Description	Code Hosting
isSecret	Private Link? (TRUE/FALSE)	FALSE
isPinned	Pin to Home? (TRUE/FALSE)	TRUE

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.