Hackathon Entry: Homesharing Platform for Room Listings and Rentals

AWS architecture for a homesharing app with listings, search, applications, messaging, reviews, saved rooms, and renter ...

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Hackathon Entry: Homesharing Platform for Room Listings and Rentals

AWS architecture for a homesharing app with listings, search, applications, messaging, reviews, saved rooms, and renter education badges. Uses ALB/EC2, API/Lambda, RDS/DynamoDB, S3, and OpenSearch.

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#marketplace
#aws
#search
#messaging
#security

Architecture Description

"Build a homesharing platform connecting homeowners with renters" Create a platform for a city that matches homeowners who have spare rooms with vetted renters: Core Features: Listings: Homeowners create room listings with photos, amenities, house rules, and pricing Search & Browse: Renters can browse available rooms with filters (price, location, amenities) Applications: Renters apply to listings; homeowners review and accept/reject Messaging: In-app messaging between homeowners and renters Reviews: Mutual rating system after completed stays (1-5 stars) Saved Listings: Renters can bookmark rooms they're interested in Education Pipeline: 4 learning modules (Financial Basics, Credit Building, Renter Responsibilities, Housing Readiness) Progress tracking with completion badges displayed on profiles Badge count shown on applications so homeowners see renter preparedness User Types: Homeowners: List rooms, review applications, message renters Renters: Browse listings, apply, complete education modules, leave reviews

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Our Team Yellow presented a home sharing platform during the Launchathon in Stamford, CT, in January 2026. The pitch concept secured second place at the Launchathon. This is an AWS representation of such a platform.

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Kevin Brown

Expert cloud architect with 463 multi-cloud infrastructure deployments across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI, leveraging 12 distinct technologies to design and deploy robust architectures. Hands-on practitioner with a documented 35% deployment success rate across cross-cloud implementations.

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Category
web app
Est. Cost
$242.93/month
Published
1/25/2026
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