Chatbot by Aceternity

Neon x Aceternity Chatbot Template

A modern, interactive chatbot template built with Next.js, AI SDK, Aceternity UI, and Neon's serverless Postgres.

Features

• 🤖 Real-time streaming responses
• 💾 Persistent chat history storage with Neon serverless Postgres
• ✨ Beautiful UI components from Aceternity UI
• 🎨 Fully customizable with Tailwind CSS
• 📱 Responsive design for all devices
• ⚡ Built on Next.js 14 with App Router

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• A Neon account to create a Postgres database
• An OpenAI API key

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

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git clone https://github.com/neondatabase/neon-chatbot.git
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cd neon-chatbot-template

1. Install dependencies:

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npm install
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# or
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yarn install
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# or
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pnpm install

1. Create a .env.local file in the root directory with the following variables:

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DATABASE_URL="your-neon-database-url"
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OPENAI_API_KEY="your-openai-api-key"

1. Set up the database schema:

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CREATE TABLE chat_history (
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  id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
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  user_message TEXT NOT NULL,
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  assistant_message TEXT NOT NULL,
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  created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
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);

1. Run the development server:

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npm run dev
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# or
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yarn dev
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# or
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pnpm dev

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.

Project Structure

• /app - Next.js 14 app directory containing routes and layouts
• /components - Reusable UI components
• /lib - Utility functions and shared code
• /public - Static assets
• /styles - Global styles and Tailwind CSS configuration

Key Technologies

• Next.js - React framework
• Neon - Serverless Postgres database
• OpenAI - GPT-4 language model
• Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
• Framer Motion - Animation library
• Aceternity UI - UI components

Deployment

The easiest way to deploy your Next.js app is to use the Edgenivo Platform.

1. Push your code to a GitHub repository
2. Import your repository to Edgenivo
3. Add your environment variables in the Edgenivo dashboard
4. Deploy!

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Acknowledgments

• Aceternity UI for the beautiful UI components
• Neon.tech for the serverless Postgres database