fofefranklin57-rgb/kalamundi

Digital publishing platform for African authors — Flutter · Next.js · Supabase # Kalamundi **Digital publishing platform for African authors and readers** --- ## Overview Kalamundi is a digital publishing platform built specifically for African authors. It gives writers tools to create, publish, and distribute their work — stories, novels, comics, and webtoons — while connecting them directly with readers across the continent and the diaspora. The platform bridges the gap between African literary talent and digital distribution, with a creation studio, AI-assisted illustration tools, and a reader app built for mobile-first audiences. **Live at:** kalamundi.pages.dev --- ## Features ### For Authors - **Creation Studio** — write and format stories directly in the platform - **Series & chapters** — organize long-form content into structured series - **AI-assisted illustrations** — generate cover art and chapter illustrations - **Publishing workflow** — draft → review → publish with one click - **Reader analytics** — track reads, follows, and engagement ### For Readers - **Discover** curated African stories, novels, and comics - **Mobile-first reading experience** — optimized for small screens - **Offline reading** — downloaded chapters available without internet - **Follow authors** and get notified of new chapters - **Multilingual** — French and English content ### Platform - Author onboarding with profile and portfolio - Content moderation and editorial curation - Category system: fiction, non-fiction, romance, thriller, sci-fi, comics - Search and discovery by genre, language, and author --- ## Tech Stack | Layer | Technology | |-------|-----------| | **Mobile App** | Flutter 3.x (Dart) — iOS & Android | | **Web Portal** | Next.js 15 (TypeScript) | | **Backend / API** | Cloudflare Workers | | **Database** | PostgreSQL via Supabase | | **Auth** | Supabase Auth | | **Storage** | Supabase Storage (cover images, chapter assets) | | **Deployment** | Cloudflare Pages (auto CI/CD via GitHub) | --- ## Architecture ``` ┌─────── …