Dekho Gadi

Dekho Gadi is a vehicle marketplace app built with Expo, React Native, Expo Router, Clerk, and a custom Node/Express backend. It is designed for buying, selling, and browsing vehicles with an India-first flow.

What The App Does

• Sign in and sign up with Clerk
• Create and edit vehicle listings
• Upload a vehicle photo
• Generate listing details like overview, summary, and mileage assistance
• Browse listings in a search tab with:
  • vehicle type filters
  • brand filters
  • fuel and transmission filters
  • draggable price range slider
• View listings in a two-column card grid
• Filter location by:
  • State
  • District
  • Taluk / Area
  • Village
• Show profile listings for the signed-in seller
• Send notifications when a new post is created
• Open a notifications inbox from the bell icon

Tech Stack

• Expo / React Native
• Expo Router
• Clerk authentication
• Expo Notifications
• React Native Picker
• Custom backend API

Main Screens

• Auth screens: sign in, sign up, verify email
• Home tab
• Search tab
• Create listing tab
• Profile tab
• Details page
• Notifications page

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in this folder with the values your app needs:

EXPO_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=your_clerk_publishable_key
EXPO_PUBLIC_BASE_URL=http://your-backend-url
EXPO_PUBLIC_LOCATION_API_BASE_URL=https://your-location-api-url
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL_location=https://your-location-api-url

Run The App

npm install
npm run start

Useful scripts:

npm run android
npm run ios
npm run web
npm run lint

Project Structure

• app/ - Expo Router screens
• assets/ - logos, splash image, and app media
• components/ - shared UI components
• lib/ - marketplace and location helpers
• utils/ - shared app utilities

Notes

• The app uses file-based routing.
• The backend lives separately in the parent project folder.
• Notifications and location dropdowns rely on your backend APIs being reachable.