Giftpool – Event Gifting & Wishlist MVP

Giftpool is a lightweight event gifting and wishlist app. Hosts can create an event, share a guest code, and track which gifts are being planned or have been bought. Guests can see the wishlist, pick an item to buy, and coordinate without needing an account.

How it works

• Create an event

  • Host enters event name, date, and email.
  • The system generates a host code and a guest code, then emails them to the host.
  • The host is taken to the dashboard to manage the wishlist.

• Access by code

  • On the homepage, users enter either the host or guest code.
  • Host code → host dashboard (full control).
  • Guest code → guest view (read-only list + claim actions).
  • Access is managed via short‑lived (1 hour) HTTP-only code sessions.

• Host dashboard

  • Add, edit, and remove wishlist items (name, link, description, quantity display).
  • See live status for each item: Available, Planned, or Bought, with a host-only display name.
  • Copy and share the guest code with invitees.

• Guest view

  • See the full list of items and their current status.
  • Mark an item as Planning or Bought.
  • Guests must enter a name (used only for their own undo) and can choose to stay anonymous to the host.
  • Guests can undo their choice by re-entering the same name used originally.

• Email notifications

  • When a guest marks an item as Bought, the host receives an email notification.
  • In dev mode without SES configured, emails are logged to the console.

Technologies

• Framework: Nuxt 4 (Vue 3, Nitro)
• UI: Nuxt UI (Tailwind-based components)
• Database: SQLite in development, designed for Cloudflare D1 in production (via drizzle-orm)
• ORM: Drizzle ORM (SQLite/D1)
• Runtime: Node for local dev, Cloudflare Workers target in production
• Email: AWS SES via aws4fetch, wrapped with a small sendEmail helper

Setup

Make sure to install dependencies:

# npm
npm install
# pnpm
pnpm install
# yarn
yarn install
# bun
bun install

Development Server

Start the development server on http://localhost:3000:

# npm
npm run dev
# pnpm
pnpm dev
# yarn
yarn dev
# bun
bun run dev

Production

Build the application for production:

# npm
npm run build
# pnpm
pnpm build
# yarn
yarn build
# bun
bun run build

Locally preview production build:

# npm
npm run preview
# pnpm
pnpm preview
# yarn
yarn preview
# bun
bun run preview

Check out the deployment documentation for more information.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.