Danke – Appreciation Boards for Teams
A modern appreciation board platform where teams create, share, and moderate beautiful boards to celebrate people and milestones.
Sep 2023 - Feb 2024Overview
Danke is a modern appreciation board platform. Teams create boards for birthdays, farewells, launches, and other milestones, then invite colleagues to contribute heartfelt messages, memories, and media. The result is a beautiful, shareable board that captures gratitude in one place.
The product focuses on making it easy to set up boards, manage contributions, and keep things safe and moderated for both public and private celebrations.
Key Features
- Board types for different occasions (appreciation, birthdays, farewells, launches, and more).
- Multi-step board creation with configuration for visibility, posting rules, and expiration.
- Rich content with text, images, video, and audio uploads.
- Privacy and access controls using separate view and post links, as well as domain/email restrictions.
- Moderation tools to review, approve, or reject posts before they go live.
- Status and monitoring to track system health and uptime.
Technical Stack
- Next.js 15 + React 19 for the frontend and app router.
- PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM for data persistence.
- Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui for the design system.
- Clerk for authentication.
- Vercel Blob Storage for media uploads.
- Tested with Vitest and Playwright for confidence in changes.