Most “Uber Eats clones” online are either unfinished tutorials, abandoned GitHub repositories, or impossible to deploy in production.
I wanted something different.
So I started building a real-world food delivery platform designed like an actual SaaS product:
modern frontend
scalable backend
Docker-ready infrastructure
Stripe payments
restaurant dashboard
admin panel
production deployment support
The goal was simple:
Create an open-source delivery platform developers can actually launch.
Why I Built This
I’ve always been frustrated by demo projects that look impressive on screenshots but completely fall apart when you try to deploy them.
You know the type:
no authentication security
no Docker support
no environment management
hardcoded URLs everywhere
impossible to scale
no real architecture
I wanted to build something closer to a real startup foundation.
Not a toy project.
Tech Stack
Here’s the stack I chose.
Frontend
Angular
TypeScript
RxJS
Responsive mobile-first UI
Backend
Node.js
Express
MongoDB
JWT Authentication
Stripe API
Infrastructure
Docker
Docker Compose
Nginx Reverse Proxy
HTTPS with Let’s Encrypt
Redis
Production VPS deployment
Features
The platform currently includes:
Customer App
Browse restaurants
Product search
Shopping cart
Stripe checkout
Order tracking
Authentication
Mobile responsive UI
Restaurant Dashboard
Manage menu items
Accept/reject orders
Revenue dashboard
Availability management
Admin Panel
User management
Restaurant validation
Platform analytics
Moderation tools
Why Angular?
A lot of developers would probably choose React for this type of project.
I picked Angular because:
strong architecture out of the box
TypeScript-first ecosystem
scalable folder organization
dependency injection
excellent for large business applications
For complex SaaS products, Angular still feels incredibly powerful.
Docker Was a Huge Priority
One of my biggest goals was:
“It should deploy in minutes.”
So the project includes:
full Docker setup
isolated services
reverse proxy
SSL automation
environment configuration
production-ready networking
Running the platform becomes as simple as:
docker compose up -d
That was extremely important to me.
The Hardest Parts
Honestly, the frontend wasn’t the hardest challenge.
The real complexity came from:
- Order Flow Logic
Handling:
pending orders
accepted orders
cancellations
payment validation
restaurant synchronization
quickly becomes messy if the architecture is bad.
- Real Infrastructure
Most tutorials stop at localhost.
Production is a completely different world:
reverse proxies
SSL certificates
Docker networking
security
environment variables
scaling
persistence
That part took far more time than expected.
- Designing a Clean Architecture
I wanted the project to remain:
maintainable
modular
scalable
even after adding many features.
So I spent a lot of time structuring:
services
controllers
middlewares
models
frontend modules
before moving fast.
Screenshots
Customer App
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Restaurant Dashboard
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Mobile Experience
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Open Source Philosophy
I strongly believe developers learn faster from:
real projects
real architecture
real deployment
real constraints
not tiny isolated tutorials.
That’s why I decided to make this project open source.
I hope it can help:
junior developers
freelancers
startup founders
students
indie hackers
launch their own projects faster.
What’s Next
Here are some upcoming features:
live delivery tracking
push notifications
multi-vendor support
advanced analytics
mobile applications
Kubernetes deployment
CI/CD pipelines
AI-powered recommendations
Lessons Learned
This project reminded me of something important:
Building software is not just about writing code.
It’s also about:
architecture
deployment
maintainability
UX
scalability
developer experience
The difference between a demo and a real product is enormous.
GitHub Repository :
👉 https://github.com/motsch/izyGlam-front-angular-Vfinal
👉 https://github.com/motsch/izyglam-backend-third
Live Demo :
👉 https://izyglam.com
Final Thoughts
Building a platform like this alone was both exhausting and incredibly rewarding.
There’s still a lot to improve.
But the goal was never perfection.
The goal was to build something real.
If you’re working on similar projects, I’d genuinely love your feedback.
