We Built Comfort Corner — Here's What Shipped

We spent the last week building a community platform focused on one radical idea: the internet should make you feel better, not worse. Here's what shipped, how we built it, and what we learned about making people smile. The Stack Backend: Express.js + PostgreSQL (Neon) Frontend: React 19 + Vite + Tailwind CSS Hosting: Render (auto-deploys from main) The whole thing runs on a standard JavaScript stack. Nothing fancy. We needed speed over perfection. Core Features (Week 1) Day 1–2: Authentication Email/password signup + Google OAuth. Nothing custom—Auth0 would be overkill for MVP. Simple JWT tokens, localStorage for persistence. Day 2–3: Content & Upvotes Basic posts (text + image), upvote system with Postgres counters, confetti animations on upvote (users love this). Mood categorization built into data schema. Day 3–4: Premium Membership Stripe integration for $2.99/month recurring. Stripe webhooks handle subscription events. "Premium Picks" section shows curated best-of content. Early