Hack Chain is a web platform for issuing, validating, and tracing NFT-based certifications for ethical hacking and cybersecurity education. It uses blockchain to ensure transparent, immutable, and verifiable credentials.

• main – Production-ready, stable code.
• develop – Active development branch. Create your branches off this one.

• /frontend – Find it's README.md here.
• /backend – Allows interaction between frontend and deployed smart contract by using ether.js library. Find it's README.md here.
• /contracts - Contains the base smart contract, it's testing, and soon, a script for deploying the smart contact to some network. Find it's README.md here.

To contribute locally, follow these steps:

• Node.js & npm installed — Use NVM
• Git installed

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone <YOUR_GIT_URL>

# 2. Move into the project folder
cd hack-chain

# 3. Install dependencies
npm install

# 4. Run the dev server (inside frontend/)
cd frontend
npm run dev

Note: Backend and smart contracts have their own package.json, install and run them separately.

We're a small but passionate team, and we love collaborating!

• 📄 Please read the CONTRIBUTING guide to get started.
• Always create a branch from develop before starting any feature or fix.
• Pull Requests should also be opened into develop.

• 📢 Join us on Discord – Real-time discussion, help, and collaboration.
• 📱 Chat with us on Telegram – Stay updated and meet the team.

We welcome beginners, questions, feedback, and contributors of all skill levels!