The following platforms and technologies were chosen as part of the existing structure of the website. Therefore, all items listed below are currently in use.
Front-end Development   | React – Free and open-source JavaScript library for building user interfaces (UIs) – Popular due to its simplicity and strong developer community Next.js – Open-source JavaScript framework built on top of React – Streamlines the rendering process Tailwind CSS – Popular CSS framework that simplifies the process of web styling by providing a set of pre-defined utility classes – Well-suited for rapid deployment and easy to understand |
Backend Development & Database Storage | Supabase – Open-source, cloud & server hosting database platform – Handles the data management & storage (with access controls) alongside authentication |
Deployment | Vercel – CI/CD cloud platform utilized to take applications from development to production – Known for its speed, scalability, and developer-friendly features – Github main branch is linked to Vercel, facilitating easy updates from the deployment stage to the live website |
| Email Automation | Supabase SMTP – Built-in email delivery service from Supabase with email tracking, easy integration, and anti-spam measures – Capable of handling a large network of users (works with the size of the volunteers in the organization) |