Open Source platform for freelance portals based on Java Spring technology.

• Java
• Spring Boot
• MySQL
• Hibernate ORM
• Maven
• Thymeleaf
• Bootstrap framework

• Internationalization (i18n: Serbian and English by default)
• User module (register, login, forgot password)
• Post a job
• Place a bid
• View bids
• Hire freelancer
• Message rooms (jobs and one-to-one)
• Feedback / rating system

1. Java 8
2. Maven
3. MySQL server

1. open CMD or Linux terminal and CD to (eclipse) projects root folder
2. git clone [THIS REPO]

1. Create MySQL database
2. Import /freelance.sql

1. Copy /src/main/resources/application.properties-sample to /src/main/resources/application.properties
2. Edit spring.datasource.* values to fit your DB server
3. Edit freelancer.locale.default = rs_SR and change to "en_US" if you want English by default
4. Edit freelancer.job.page_size = 5 to change how many jobs are displayed per page.

1. CD to the cloned folder
2. mvn clean install
3. mvn compile
4. mvn spring-boot:run

Note: you can also run project from Eclipse:

open project > right click on FreelancePlatformApplication.java > Run As > Java Application

1. Open URL in your browser http://localhost:8000
2. (optional) Login with [email protected] / 123456 (client) and [email protected]/123456 (freelancer)

1. Create properties file with name "messages_[locale].properties", for example messages_ru_RU.properties in folder /src/main/resources/
2. Add appropriate link to top menu (?locale=ru_RU)