I built a Real-time Bus Reservation System with React & FastAPI 🚍

Source: Dev.to

Overview

I built a complete “SaaS‑in‑a‑box” bus reservation platform called Ani Travels to tackle the challenge of handling concurrency—ensuring that two users cannot book the same seat at the same time.

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React (Vite) + Tailwind CSS + Framer Motion (smooth page transitions and interactive seat mapping)
• Backend: Python FastAPI (asynchronous execution)
• Database: MongoDB
• Real‑time Locking: WebSockets – seats are locked across all active sessions instantly when a user selects one.

Features

• Search bus routes with dynamic results
• Interactive visual UI for seat selection (similar to MakeMyTrip/Redbus)
• Checkout forms and backend payment processing flow
• Fully functional admin dashboard to add routes, assign buses, and monitor bookings

Live Demo

Play with the live demo
(Backend runs on Render’s free tier, so expect an initial ~50‑second cold start.)

Source Code

The complete source code, along with detailed setup instructions and seed scripts to populate the database, is available for purchase:

Get the Full Source Code on Gumroad

Feedback

I’d love to hear constructive feedback! How do you handle complex booking architectures in your applications?