🎯 ContestBuzz – Your Personal Competitive Programming Notifier

Staying updated with coding contests across multiple platforms can be overwhelming.
ContestBuzz is a smart contest tracking and notification platform that helps competitive programmers stay informed about upcoming and ongoing contests — all in one place.

🚀 What is ContestBuzz?

ContestBuzz fetches live contest data from major platforms and displays them in a clean, organized dashboard.
It also offers email reminders, calendar integration, and platform filtering to make contest tracking effortless.

🔥 Features

📅 Unified Contest Dashboard

• View upcoming and ongoing contests at a glance
• Clean UI with platform-wise contest cards
• Featured contest slider on the homepage

🔍 Contest Filtering

• Filter contests by:
  • CodeForces
  • LeetCode
  • CodeChef
  • AtCoder
  • GeeksforGeeks

🔔 Smart Email Notifications

• Click "Notify Me" on any contest
• Receive an automated email alert 1 hour before the contest starts
• Handled using Twilio SendGrid

📆 Calendar Integration

• One-click Add to Calendar button
• Supports Google Calendar, Outlook & others

👤 User Authentication

• Google Sign-In using Firebase Auth
• Personalized notifications per user

📡 Real-Time Data Integration

• Uses Clist.by API to fetch contest data from 5 major platforms
• Updates in real time

🧠 How It Works

1. Clist.by API fetches real-time contest data
2. Backend categorizes contests as ongoing / upcoming
3. User filters contests by platform
4. User clicks:
   • Visit Contest → Opens contest page
   • Add to Calendar → Saves contest timing
   • Notify Me → Sends email reminder automatically

🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• React.js
• Styled Components
• Framer Motion

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• Firebase Admin SDK

Database

• Firebase Firestore

Email Service

• Twilio SendGrid API

Contest API

• Clist.by

📸 Screenshots