MacGamingDB

A community-driven database for gaming performance on Apple Silicon Macs.

MacGamingDB allows users to search for games and see how well they run on different Mac models with Apple Silicon chips (M1, M2, M3, M4). Users can contribute their own performance reviews, helping the community make informed decisions about game compatibility and performance.

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Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js 15 (App Router)
• Language: TypeScript
• Authentication: BetterAuth
• Database:
  • Prisma ORM
  • SQLite (Development)
  • Turso (LibSQL) for production
• API Layer: tRPC for type-safe APIs
• External APIs:
  • Steam API for game data
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Components: Custom components with Shadcn UI
• Email:
  • Resend for email communications
  • React Email for email templates

Packages

This is a monorepo with the following packages:

@macgamingdb/server

Location: packages/server

The backend package containing shared server-side utilities:

• tRPC Routers - Type-safe API endpoints (game, review, contributor, traffic)
• Prisma Database - Database client and utilities
• Authentication - BetterAuth integration
• Steam API - Steam API integration for game data
• Scrapers - EveryMac scraper for Mac specifications
• Utilities - Performance calculations, rating conversions, chipset combinations

@macgamingdb/emails

Location: packages/emails

Email templates built with React Email:

• Magic Link - Authentication magic link email template

Run bun run dev in the package directory to preview emails in browser.

Project Structure

macgamingdb/
├── src/
│   ├── app/                 # Next.js App Router pages
│   ├── components/          # React components
│   ├── lib/                 # Utility functions and hooks
│   │   ├── auth/            # Authentication utilities
│   │   ├── database/        # Database client and helpers
│   │   ├── hooks/           # Custom React hooks
│   │   └── igdb/            # IGDB API integration
│   └── server/              # Server-side code
│       ├── helpers/         # Server utility functions
│       ├── routers/         # tRPC routers
│       └── schema/          # Schema definitions
├── packages/
│   ├── emails/              # @macgamingdb/emails - Email templates
│   └── server/              # @macgamingdb/server - Backend utilities
├── scripts/                 # Database migration and population scripts
└── prisma/                  # Prisma ORM configuration and schema

Development

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies: bun install
3. Set up environment variables (see .env.example)
4. Generate Prisma client: bunx prisma generate
5. Create the local database: bun run prisma:db-push-local
   • This generates packages/server/prisma/dev.db - use this path for LIBSQL_DATABASE_URL in your .env
6. Run the development server: bun run dev