Welcome to the blackout economy. NEURO-TOXIN is a post-apocalyptic marketplace where students trade rare artifacts, salvage-grade relics, and last-chance survival assets in a high-stakes auction arena.
Civilization crashed. Value mutated. Inside VIT-AP’s underground exchange, students become traders, bidders, and vault runners—flipping rare artifacts before the next siren goes off.
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AB-1: Rare Bidding
Live bidding system for high-value, limited-stock artifacts. -
AB-2: Merchant Portal
Dedicated console for verified merchants to list, manage, and monitor lots. -
Evil Captcha Security System
Friction-heavy anti-bot gate designed to keep automated raiders out.
- Frontend: React + Tailwind CSS
- Backend: Node.js
- Logic Generation: GPT-5.3-Codex
flowchart LR
A[Login] --> B[Splash Screen]
B --> C[Marketplace]
Use this section to run the project on a fresh machine in under 5 minutes.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/dhaya-nandha/Dumbathon_team_rocket.git
cd Dumbathon_team_rocket- Install dependencies:
cd client && npm install
cd ../server && npm install- Run backend API:
cd server
npm run dev- In a new terminal, run frontend:
cd client
npm run dev- Open in browser:
- Frontend:
http://localhost:5173 - API health check:
http://localhost:4000/api/health - Lots endpoint:
http://localhost:4000/api/lots
Prerequisite: Node.js LTS installed (includes npm).
- Install dependencies:
cd client && npm install
cd ../server && npm install- Start both apps:
cd client
npm run devcd server
npm run devDefault URLs:
- Client:
http://localhost:5173 - Server:
http://localhost:4000