🚀 Overview

Purpose: Facilitate seamless interaction between freelancers and clients, providing a secure platform for project posting, service delivery, and payments.

Real-world use: Freelance marketplaces, agencies, startups, and educational projects can manage projects, services, user profiles, and transactions efficiently.

Target users: Freelancers, clients, marketplace operators, SaaS developers, and agencies seeking a GPL-ready marketplace solution.

✨ Key Features

• Freelancer Profiles: Showcase skills, portfolio, reviews, and ratings.
• Project Posting: Clients can post projects with budgets, timelines, and requirements.
• Service Marketplace: Freelancers can list fixed-price services for clients to purchase.
• Secure Payments: Integrated payment gateways with escrow support for projects and services.
• Messaging System: Real-time chat and notifications between clients and freelancers.
• Review & Rating System: Collect feedback and build trust among users.
• Admin Dashboard: Manage users, services, projects, transactions, and site settings.
• Analytics & Reporting: Monitor revenue, user activity, and service trends.
• Multi-Language & Currency Support: Global platform readiness.
• Responsive Design: Accessible across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.

⚙️ Technical Stack

• Backend: PHP 8.x with Laravel Framework
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap 5, JavaScript, Vue.js
• Database: MySQL / MariaDB
• Server: Apache / Nginx with PHP-FPM
• APIs: Payment gateways, notifications, messaging

Server Requirements: PHP extensions: mbstring, curl, json, openssl, pdo, fileinfo; SSL recommended; 2GB+ RAM for production use.

🧩 Installation Guide

1. Upload Riverr files to your web server.
2. Create a MySQL database and import riverr.sql.
3. Update .env with database credentials, API keys, payment gateway, and email settings.
4. Run composer install to install PHP dependencies.
5. Set permissions for /storage and /bootstrap/cache.
6. Access the admin panel to configure services, projects, users, and payment gateways.

📦 Deliverables

• Full PHP/Laravel source code (GPL licensed)
• Freelancer and client dashboards
• Admin panel with management tools
• Database schema & sample data
• Responsive frontend UI
• Payment and messaging integrations
• Installation and configuration guide

📱 Supported Platforms

Server OS: Linux, macOS, Windows (XAMPP/WAMP)

Client Access: Desktop, tablet, and mobile browsers; fully responsive UI.

🧠 Notes

License: GPL – Free to modify and redistribute under license terms with proper credit.

• Suitable for freelance marketplaces, SaaS projects, and educational prototypes.
• Ensure compliance with local payment, data privacy, and labor regulations.
• Maintain author credits when redistributing.

Customization Tips:

• Adjust service/project workflows, messaging, or payment logic in app/Controllers and app/Models.
• Extend analytics dashboards, reporting tools, or global platform features.
• Integrate additional APIs for email, notifications, or analytics.

SEO & SaaS Assurance: Structured URLs, responsive UI, and modular code enable SaaS deployment and discoverability.

👨‍💻 Original Developer Credit

This GPL release is based on the original Riverr – Freelance Services & Projects Platform developed by its author(s) on CodeCanyon.
Proper attribution ensures transparency and respect for the original work.

View Riverr on CodeCanyon

🔒 Disclaimer

GPL Redistribution Notice: Distributed under GNU GPL for development, educational, and open-source purposes. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the original developer. Users are responsible for complying with local payment, data privacy, and labor regulations.

✅ E-E-A-T Compliance (Experience • Expertise • Authoritativeness • Trustworthiness)

Experience: Designed for real-world freelance marketplaces connecting clients and freelancers globally.

Expertise: Built with Laravel and PHP for secure, scalable, and maintainable freelance service management.

Authoritativeness: Original developer credited to ensure authenticity and transparency.

Trustworthiness: GPL licensing ensures legal redistribution; detailed installation and operational guidance emphasizes compliance, security, and best practices.