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Build a Scalable Local-First News & Digital Platform Project Overview We are looking for an experienced Full-Stack Developer or Development Team to build a scalable digital platform focused on Tamil Nadu / local-first news and information. The platform will combine a modern news portal with several complementary services, creating a single destination where users can discover news, jobs, events, marketplace listings and personalized local information. This is a production application, not a basic news website or template-based project. Core Features News Platform - Modern responsive news website - Tamil Nadu, Chennai and district-level news - India, World, Politics, Business, Sports, Cinema, Technology, Education, Jobs and other categories - Breaking news - Live story updates - Featured, latest, popular and trending news - Article pages and author profiles - Social sharing Newsroom / CMS - Advanced admin dashboard - Article creation and editing - Draft, review, approval and publishing workflow - Scheduled publishing - Reporter → Editor → Approval workflow - Article revisions - Media library - Categories, tags and locations - Role-based permissions SEO & Content Infrastructure - Technical SEO - News SEO - Structured data - XML/news sitemaps - [login to view URL] - RSS feeds - Canonical URLs - AI-search/AEO-oriented content structure - SEO management inside the CMS Personalized Homepage The homepage will combine news with useful daily information such as: - Personalized/local content - Location-based information - Daily briefing - Weather - Gold price - Currency - Market information - Fuel prices - Traffic/location information - Jobs - Events - Marketplace - Community/trending content User System - Registration/login - User profiles - Location preferences - Notifications - Saved/bookmarked content - Saved jobs/events/products - Enquiry history - Newsletter preferences Marketplace - Seller/vendor registration - Seller dashboard - Product/listing management - Product search and filtering - Location-based discovery - Seller profiles - Product enquiries - Admin moderation The initial marketplace will be enquiry-based, not a full e-commerce checkout system. Jobs & Events - Job discovery - Categories and location filters - Featured jobs - Job expiry - Local events - Event discovery and filtering - Location-based events AI & Third-Party Integrations The platform will integrate selected external services including AI and information APIs. AI will primarily assist editors with SEO/content metadata generation, with human review and approval required before publication. External services must be designed so that failure of one provider does not bring down the core website. --- Technical Requirements Preferred Stack Frontend - React - Vite - TypeScript Backend - Node.js - NestJS preferred - TypeScript - REST API Database - PostgreSQL Infrastructure - AWS or comparable production cloud - Docker - Redis - Background job/queue system - CDN/object storage - Cloudflare or equivalent The developer may propose an alternative architecture if there is a strong technical reason. --- Scalability & Reliability The system must be designed for significant traffic growth. Important requirements: - Caching - Background processing - Queue-based external API processing - Database optimization - Proper error handling - API timeouts/retries - Graceful failure of third-party services - Automated backups - Monitoring and logging - Security best practices - Scalable deployment architecture The website should continue operating even when individual external services are temporarily unavailable. --- Ownership & Handover Client must retain ownership/control of the following: - Source code - Git repository - Database - Cloud infrastructure - Domain - Third-party API accounts - Deployment configuration - Documentation The application must not be designed in a way that creates dependency on a particular developer or company. A future development team should be able to take over the project using the documentation, source code and infrastructure access. --- Required Deliverables - Complete frontend - Complete backend - Database - API documentation - Deployment configuration - Production deployment - Staging environment - Testing - Security implementation - Automated backups - Monitoring/logging - Technical documentation - Admin documentation - Third-party integration documentation - Final source-code handover --- Proposal Requirements Please do not send a generic proposal. Answer the following: 1. Have you built a news/CMS platform before? 2. Have you built marketplace or vendor systems? 3. What architecture would you recommend for this project? 4. Why would you choose your proposed backend technology? 5. How would you handle 100,000+ monthly visitors? 6. How would you prevent third-party API failures from affecting the website? 7. How would you implement background jobs/RSS processing? 8. How would you structure authentication and role-based permissions? 9. What backup and disaster-recovery approach would you use? 10. How would you ensure another developer can take over the project? 11. What testing strategy would you use? 12. What timeline do you estimate? 13. What is your total development estimate? 14. What ongoing maintenance would be required? Please include relevant live projects or portfolio examples. Developers who have only built basic WordPress/news websites without experience in scalable web applications should not apply. The detailed functional specification will be provided to shortlisted candidates.
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Having over 8 years of experience as a Full-Stack Web Developer and Front-End Designer, I bring a wealth of expertise to your project. My core skills in Node.js, React.js, PHP, MySQL, AWS, and more align perfectly with the requirements of your Local First News & Digital Platform Development project. Having successfully delivered multiple high-performance and scalable platforms for businesses like yours, I understand the intricate nature of such a project and the need to balance aesthetic appeal with reliable functionality. My job is not merely to build you a website but to build solutions that address your business goals. Lastly, I deeply appreciate the need for ownership and smooth transitions. My solution for this is structured around clean documentation and transparent handover processes so that you retain full control over your source code, cloud infrastructure and all vital domains even after the project is completed. Your satisfaction is my priority so let's chat further about how we can make this platform robustly unique and truly local!
₹12,500 INR in 7 days
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Hello, I have 15+ years of experience in web development, specializing in scalable web applications, CMS platforms, marketplaces, APIs, dashboards and database-driven systems. I can build this as a production-grade local-first platform rather than a basic news website. I’ll develop the React/TypeScript frontend with a scalable backend, PostgreSQL, Redis and background queues, covering newsroom workflows, RBAC, marketplace/vendor management, jobs/events, personalization, SEO, AI-assisted editorial tools, caching, monitoring, backups and automated testing. External APIs will use timeouts, retries, queues, caching and graceful fallbacks so failures don’t affect the core platform. The architecture will support 100,000+ monthly visitors and complete developer handover. I have relevant reference work to share in one-to-one live chat. Let’s connect on chat to discuss the specification, milestones, timeline and budget. Regards, Abhijeet
₹18,750 INR in 7 days
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Hi there, This is a serious production build - Tamil Nadu news portal plus marketplace, jobs, events, and AI integrations on a scalable NestJS and PostgreSQL stack. I've deployed and managed similar high-traffic platforms on AWS with Docker, Redis, and PostgreSQL, and I can deliver the infrastructure, deployment, and backend architecture while ensuring the site stays up when third-party APIs fail. What I'll do: ✅ Design and provision the AWS infrastructure with Docker, Redis caching, CDN, and automated backups ✅ Set up the NestJS backend with PostgreSQL, queue-based API processing, and role-based auth ✅ Configure staging and production environments with monitoring, logging, and CI/CD pipeline ✅ Full documentation and handover so any developer can take over without lock-in ✅ Staged rollout with testing at each phase before production switch Skills: ✅ Node.js and NestJS production deployment and optimization ✅ PostgreSQL performance tuning, replication, and backup strategies ✅ Redis caching and background job queue architecture ✅ AWS cloud infrastructure, Docker, CDN, and Cloudflare configuration ✅ Monitoring, logging, and disaster recovery implementation ✅ Microsoft® Certified: MCSA | MCSE | MCT ✅ 300+ projects delivered, 280+ five-star reviews Why me: I'm available 24/7 and respond within minutes, not hours. Quick question - do you already have AWS and domain infrastructure provisioned, or should I include that setup in the scope?
₹15,000 INR in 7 days
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Hello, I’m a full-stack developer with 10 years of experience building CMS-driven platforms, marketplace/vendor workflows, CRM systems, dashboards, and scalable REST applications. My relevant work includes content management, social, e-commerce, jobs-style listings, and location-based modules; live examples can be shared privately. I recommend a modular NestJS/Node.js backend with React/Vite, PostgreSQL, Redis/BullMQ, Docker, object storage, CDN, and Cloudflare. Caching, indexed queries, background jobs, monitoring, and graceful API fallbacks would support 100,000+ monthly visitors. RSS, weather, pricing, and AI services would run asynchronously with retries, timeouts, and provider isolation. Authentication would use secure tokens and granular RBAC; backups would include scheduled database snapshots and tested recovery procedures. CI/CD, staging, automated tests, API documentation, and handover guides ensure future team ownership. Best regards
₹25,000 INR in 7 days
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A news portal at this scale lives on cache invalidation, not raw compute. I'll build it on NestJS with Postgres, Redis and a BullMQ queue for RSS and third-party pulls, so a Weather or Gold API outage never blocks article render, stale cache serves while workers retry. Past work covers Node/Nest APIs, React dashboards and vendor systems. You can see my past work and reviews here: https://www.freelancer.com/u/shayankhan333 1) Is AWS fixed, or open to Hetzner plus Cloudflare R2? 2) Which AI provider for the editor metadata assist? Message me and we can lock the plan down. Shayan
₹21,250 INR in 5 days
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Hello, I’d be happy to build your local-first Tamil Nadu news and digital platform. I have 5+ years of experience in full-stack development, CMS platforms, marketplaces, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, and scalable cloud applications. My approach: • React + Vite + TypeScript frontend • NestJS + Node.js + TypeScript modular backend • PostgreSQL with optimized indexing and database design • Redis + background queues for caching, APIs, notifications and processing • Docker + AWS + Cloudflare/CDN + object storage • Secure authentication, RBAC, validation, rate limiting and audit logging • Graceful API failures with timeouts, retries, fallbacks and monitoring • Automated backups, staging, CI/CD and disaster recovery • Unit, integration and end-to-end testing Warm Regards, Monica Bhatia
₹15,000 INR in 3 days
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**DO NOT PAY ME UNTIL I COMPLETE! :)** Hello my valuable client :) I can definitely work on your working hours. My profile is new over here but I have 7 years of experience in this field. I have completely understood about your project. Also I will provide you free maintenance on your project for 1 year after project completion. Give me one chance to prove myself. Hit the chat button to get started. If you will not like my work then you dont need to pay me any money so dont worry and have faith in me :) I am eagerly waiting for your message.
₹25,000 INR in 7 days
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Hi there, This project matches my experience with **Node.js, NestJS, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, REST APIs, CMS workflows, marketplaces, and scalable production systems**. I recommend **React + Vite + NestJS + PostgreSQL + Redis**, supported by Docker, background queues, object storage/CDN, and Cloudflare/AWS. NestJS provides a modular backend for News, CMS, Marketplace, Jobs, Events, Users, and integrations. For 100K+ monthly visitors, I’ll use Redis caching, optimized queries/indexes, CDN delivery, pagination, and queue-based processing. External APIs will have timeouts, retries, and cached fallbacks so provider failures don’t affect the core platform. Key features: * Reporter → Editor → Approval → Scheduled publishing * Revisions, media library, SEO/news schema and sitemaps * Location-based personalization * Marketplace/vendor moderation * Jobs and events * AI-assisted metadata with human approval * RBAC and secure authentication * Background RSS/API processing * Backups, monitoring, logging and automated testing Infrastructure and credentials will remain under your ownership, with clear documentation for future developers. Milestones: **Architecture → CMS/News → Users → Marketplace/Jobs/Events → Integrations/AI → Security/Performance → Production → Handover**. I’m an independent developer and personally handle development. After reviewing the detailed specification, I can provide a realistic timeline and fixed estimate. Best, Jafarali
₹25,000 INR in 20 days
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Greetings, I have reviewed your project description and recently worked on a similar project: ”News Portals, Job Portals, Finance Application, Gold ERP ”. I believe I can help you deliver this successfully. Let’s open a chat to discuss your requirements in detail and determine the best approach for your project. Regards
₹25,000 INR in 7 days
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The choice sitting underneath the fixed price is whether the CMS and the marketplace share one Postgres schema from day one or get built as separate services that talk over an API. Shared schema is faster to stand up and cheaper for M1, separate services survive the marketplace and jobs boards scaling independently later, but you pay for that later flexibility now in extra plumbing. For a Tamil Nadu local news portal where the news CMS is what readers touch first and the marketplace and events boards are still being scoped, I'd start shared schema and cut the services apart at the seams once the second phase spec is locked, rather than guess at boundaries today. 37500 INR over 12 days gets you a working news CMS: category and article models, an editorial workflow with draft/review/publish states, SEO metadata and a news sitemap that Google News actually accepts, and a production deploy on the React/NestJS/Postgres/Redis stack with staging, basic monitoring and backups wired in. Personalized homepage logic, the marketplace, jobs and events boards, and the third-party AI/data integrations are real work on top of this and I'd rather scope and price those once the CMS is live and you've seen how the editorial team actually uses it, than bolt a number onto a moving spec now. This figure is close to the edge for a full production setup with monitoring and backups included, and the thing most likely to move it is whether "personalized daily-info homepage" means simple location/category filters or something closer to a recommendation engine, which is a different build entirely. M1: core article and category schema, editorial workflow (draft, review, publish), admin UI, 12500 INR, 5 days. M2: SEO metadata, news sitemap, staging deploy with monitoring and backups configured, 12500 INR, 4 days. M3: production cutover, handover docs, and a written spec with milestone pricing for marketplace, jobs/events and the AI integrations, 12500 INR, 3 days. Happy to start on M1 as soon as scope's confirmed, that alone gives you something testable before I touch anything else.
₹37,500 INR in 12 days
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✔ I deliver 100% work — 99.9% is not for me. ✔ Workflow Diagram Requirements & Architecture ⟶⟶ CMS & Newsroom ⟶⟶ User System ⟶⟶ News/Jobs/Events/Marketplace ⟶⟶ AI & APIs ⟶⟶ Redis/Queues ⟶⟶ AWS Deployment ⟶⟶ Testing & Monitoring Key Highlights ✔ Build with React/Vite/TypeScript + NestJS/TypeScript + PostgreSQL using a modular production architecture. ✔ Develop newsroom CMS with drafts, reviews, approvals, scheduling, revisions, media, SEO, and RBAC. ✔ Build personalized local news, jobs, events, marketplace, user profiles, bookmarks, and notifications. ✔ Implement vendor dashboards, listing moderation, location discovery, and enquiry-based marketplace workflows. ✔ Handle 100,000+ monthly visitors using CDN caching, Redis, optimized PostgreSQL queries, object storage, and scalable Docker deployment. ✔ Process RSS, notifications, AI metadata, and external APIs through background queues so the main website remains responsive. ✔ Isolate third-party services with timeouts, retries, caching, fallbacks, and graceful degradation. ✔ Implement secure authentication, role/permission guards, validation, audit logging, monitoring, automated backups, and disaster recovery. ✔ Provide staging/production environments, API documentation, deployment configuration, testing, and complete source-code handover. Best Regards, Asad Senior Full-Stack Developer | React | NestJS | PostgreSQL | AWS
₹18,000 INR in 15 days
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Hello, I understand this is a production-grade local-first news and digital platform, not a standard news website. I can build it with React + Vite + TypeScript on the frontend and NestJS + PostgreSQL on the backend, supported by Redis, background queues, Docker, CDN/object storage and AWS/Cloudflare. The architecture will cover the newsroom workflow, user accounts, personalized local content, jobs, events, enquiry-based marketplace, SEO/AEO infrastructure and third-party integrations while keeping the system modular for future expansion. For 100,000+ monthly visitors, I’d use CDN caching, Redis, optimized PostgreSQL queries/indexing, pagination, background workers and horizontal scaling where required. External APIs would run through queues with timeouts, retries, caching and fallback data so a provider failure never takes down the core platform. Authentication would use secure JWT-based access with RBAC and granular newsroom/admin permissions. I’d also implement automated database backups, monitoring/logging, staging + production environments, unit/integration/API testing and documented deployment procedures so another development team can take over without dependency on me. Thanks, Pritpal Kaur
₹25,000 INR in 7 days
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Hello, I'm Asma, Web Developer and Graphic Designer with 10 years of experience working with clients and agencies from around the world. Creative problem solver with a passion for creating visually appealing and user-friendly digital solutions. I love building luxurious brands and designing captivating visual identities. I've worked with clients in lifestyle, property, fashion, hospitality, and luxury sectors. 24/7 Support & Faster Response . #WEBSITE DESIGNING / DEVELOPMENT #WORDPRESS/HTML/JS/CSS/PHP/LARAVEL/SHOPIFY #GRAPHIC DESIGNING #UX/UI #FIGMA #SQUARESPACE #SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING #PHOTOSHOP/ILLUSTRATOR #GOOGLE ADS #JEWELERY DESIGNER #LOGO DESIGN #BANNER DESIGN #BUSINESS CARD #STATIONARY DESIGN #CD COVER #POWERPOINT PRESENTATION #BOOK COVER #LETTERHEAD DESIGN #3D LOGO #WORDPRESS #WEBSITE PAGE SPEED UP UPTO 95-99 #WEBSITE SEO #FIGMA TO WORDPRESS/HTML/JS/CSS/PHP/LARAVEL #PSD TO WORDPRESS/HTML/JS/CSS/PHP/LARAVEL ...... ETC :)
₹25,000 INR in 3 days
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Hello, I’m Karthik, a full-stack developer with over 15 years of experience in building scalable applications. I have successfully developed news platforms and marketplace systems, making me a strong fit for your project. 1. Yes, I have built a comprehensive news/CMS platform with multi-category support. 2. Yes, I have experience in creating vendor systems with robust admin dashboards. 3. I recommend a microservices architecture for scalability and flexibility. 4. I prefer Node.js with NestJS for its performance and modularity. 5. For 100,000+ monthly visitors, I would implement caching and load balancing. 6. I’d use fallbacks and asynchronous processing to mitigate API failures. 7. Background jobs can be managed using a queue system like Redis. 8. I’ll structure authentication with JWT and implement role-based access control. 9. Automated backups to AWS S3 with regular snapshots for disaster recovery. 10. Comprehensive documentation will ensure smooth handover to future developers. 11. A combination of unit, integration, and user acceptance testing. 12. I estimate a timeline of 3-4 months for full deployment. 13. My total development estimate is ₹30,000, negotiable based on scope. 14. Ongoing maintenance would include regular updates and monitoring. Looking forward to discussing further! Best, Karthik
₹30,000 INR in 7 days
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Architecture: React + Vite + TypeScript frontend, NestJS + TypeScript REST API, PostgreSQL as the primary database, Redis for caching/session/rate-limit use cases, background workers for RSS/API/notification processing, and S3-compatible object storage + CDN for media. Dockerized deployment on AWS/Cloudflare. Why NestJS: It gives the backend a strong modular structure for a platform with multiple domains (News, CMS, Users, Jobs, Events, Marketplace, Notifications, Integrations), while TypeScript keeps the frontend/backend contracts consistent. 100K+ monthly visitors: CDN + aggressive caching for public content, Redis caching for frequently requested data, optimized PostgreSQL indexes/queries, pagination, async processing and horizontal API scaling. I’d also keep expensive operations away from request/response paths. Third-party failures: Every external provider would sit behind an integration layer with timeouts, retries, fallback behavior and cached/stale data
₹75,000 INR in 15 days
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Hi, At first glance, this looks straightforward but there’s usually one part that causes issues later. Happy to share a quick plan if you're open to it. Regards, Rajesh
₹12,500 INR in 7 days
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This should be built as a modular monolith first, not as premature microservices. I’d use React/Vite/TypeScript, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Redis, BullMQ, Docker, S3-compatible storage and AWS/Cloudflare. Newsroom, users/RBAC, marketplace, jobs, events, notifications, RSS and external APIs would be isolated modules. For 100K+ monthly visitors, I’d use CDN caching, Redis, optimized DB indexes, stateless APIs and background workers. Third-party APIs would use timeouts, retries, fallbacks and queue-based processing so weather/AI/RSS failures never affect core publishing. I’d include audit logs, automated backups, staging, monitoring, API documentation, CI/CD and full handover documentation so another team can take over easily. Estimated timeline: around 14–20 weeks, with final fixed cost after reviewing the detailed specification. I can share relevant React/Node marketplace, admin and role-based platform examples privately.
₹16,000 INR in 7 days
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Hello there, You need one production hub for Tamil Nadu–focused news, district-level coverage, a real newsroom CMS, personalised homepage utilities (weather, fuel, jobs, events), and an enquiry-first marketplace—not a WordPress clone. I’ve built scalable news/CMS with reporter→editor→approval, live updates, revisions, and news SEO (structured data, news sitemaps, RSS, CMS-managed meta), plus vendor listing and enquiry flows with admin moderation. Architecture: React/Vite/TypeScript frontend; NestJS/Node REST API; PostgreSQL; Redis; BullMQ on AWS (Docker, S3, CDN/Cloudflare). NestJS suits bounded modules, DI for integrations, and RBAC guards across newsroom and seller tools. Background workers handle RSS ingestion, scheduled publish, and AI-assisted metadata—editors approve before go-live. 100k+ visitors: CDN + Redis page/feed cache, indexed queries, read-heavy patterns. Third-party/AI: async queues, timeouts, retries, circuit breakers; UI serves last-good cached widget data. Auth: JWT/session hardening, roles from reporter to super-admin and vendor. RDS automated backups, restore runbook, central logging. Full client ownership: Git, infra credentials, OpenAPI, deployment and handover docs. Tests: API integration + E2E publish/enquiry. Estimate ~4–6 months phased; cost after full spec. Maintenance: patches, monitoring, queue/backups. Shortlist me—I’ll share portfolio URLs and a complete 14-point technical response. Ihsan
₹25,000 INR in 7 days
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Hi, I have 10+ years of experience in Full-Stack Development and can build your Tamil Nadu local-first news & digital platform as a scalable production application, not a basic WordPress/news website. I have experience with custom CMS platforms, role-based admin systems, marketplaces, vendor dashboards, listings, search/filtering, REST APIs and third-party integrations. Recommended Stack: React + Vite + TypeScript, Node.js/NestJS, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker and AWS. For 100K+ monthly visitors, I would implement CDN caching, Redis, optimized PostgreSQL queries/indexing, background workers, database connection pooling and scalable cloud deployment. Third-party APIs (AI, weather, gold, currency, RSS, etc.) would be isolated using queues, timeouts, retries, caching and fallback mechanisms so provider failures never bring down the core platform. Authentication would use secure JWT-based login with refresh tokens and granular RBAC for Admin, Editor, Reporter, Vendor and User roles. I will also provide automated backups, monitoring/logging, staging, testing, API documentation, deployment configuration and complete source-code/infrastructure handover. I can share relevant live projects/portfolio examples and discuss the architecture and milestones. Regards, Kuldeep
₹25,000 INR in 7 days
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Hello, I understand you need a production-grade local-first platform combining Tamil Nadu news, advanced CMS, personalized information, marketplace, jobs, events and AI-assisted editorial workflows. I have 6+ years of experience in Node.js, TypeScript, React, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Redis, REST APIs, cloud and scalable web platforms. I can build the Reporter → Editor → Approval CMS with revisions, scheduling, media library, SEO/structured data and RBAC. The marketplace will include vendor onboarding, listings, search/filtering, location discovery, enquiries and moderation. Recommended stack: React + Vite + TypeScript, NestJS REST API, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker and AWS with CDN/object storage. For 100K+ visitors, I’ll use CDN/Redis caching, optimized DB indexes, pagination and horizontal scaling. External APIs will use caching, timeouts, retries, circuit breakers and queues to prevent provider failures from impacting the core platform. Background workers will handle RSS/API ingestion, AI processing, notifications and scheduled publishing. Security will include token-based authentication, RBAC, resource-level authorization, encrypted secrets, backups, monitoring and disaster recovery. Testing will cover unit, integration, API, E2E, security and performance. Timeline: 12–16 weeks Estimate: ₹3,50,000–₹5,00,000 Maintenance: security, monitoring, optimization and integrations. Best Regards, Shailender
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