HR Knowledge Hub

Self-contained HR learning and knowledge platform built with Next.js, Prisma, and SQLite.

Core Stack

• Next.js App Router + TypeScript
• Prisma ORM + SQLite (prisma/dev.db)
• Zod validation for API contracts
• Cookie-based authentication (self-contained, no external auth provider)

Features

• 20 HR domains with books, frameworks, certifications, metrics, templates, trends
• Bookmarking, notes, progress tracking, quiz attempts
• AI assistant endpoint (optional ANTHROPIC_API_KEY)
• Security hardening: auth middleware, rate limiting, security headers

Local Setup

1. Install dependencies

npm install

2. Configure environment

cp .env.example .env.local

3. Prepare database

npm run db:generate
npm run db:push
npm run db:seed

4. Start development server

npm run dev

Default Seed Users

After running npm run db:seed:

• Admin: admin@hrhub.local / Admin123!@#
• User: user@hrhub.local / User123!@#

Override with:

• SEED_ADMIN_EMAIL
• SEED_ADMIN_PASSWORD
• SEED_USER_EMAIL
• SEED_USER_PASSWORD

Environment Variables

Required for production:

• AUTH_SECRET (minimum 32 chars)
• SESSION_MAX_AGE_SECONDS (optional, default 86400)
• NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL

Optional:

• ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
• HR_API_URL

Deployment (Vercel + GitHub)

• Push to GitHub
• Import repository to Vercel
• Set environment variables in Vercel project settings
• Build command: prisma generate && next build
• Runtime uses committed SQLite DB with startup copy to /tmp in Vercel