Building an Open-Source Uber Eats Clone with Angular, Node.js and Docker

Most “Uber Eats clones” online are either unfinished tutorials, abandoned GitHub repositories, or impossible to deploy in production.

I wanted something different.

So I started building a real-world food delivery platform designed like an actual SaaS product:

modern frontend
scalable backend
Docker-ready infrastructure
Stripe payments
restaurant dashboard
admin panel
production deployment support

The goal was simple:

Create an open-source delivery platform developers can actually launch.

Why I Built This

I’ve always been frustrated by demo projects that look impressive on screenshots but completely fall apart when you try to deploy them.

You know the type:

no authentication security
no Docker support
no environment management
hardcoded URLs everywhere
impossible to scale
no real architecture

I wanted to build something closer to a real startup foundation.

Not a toy project.

Tech Stack

Here’s the stack I chose.

Frontend
Angular
TypeScript
RxJS
Responsive mobile-first UI
Backend
Node.js
Express
MongoDB
JWT Authentication
Stripe API
Infrastructure
Docker
Docker Compose
Nginx Reverse Proxy
HTTPS with Let’s Encrypt
Redis
Production VPS deployment
Features

The platform currently includes:

Customer App
Browse restaurants
Product search
Shopping cart
Stripe checkout
Order tracking
Authentication
Mobile responsive UI
Restaurant Dashboard
Manage menu items
Accept/reject orders
Revenue dashboard
Availability management
Admin Panel
User management
Restaurant validation
Platform analytics
Moderation tools
Why Angular?

A lot of developers would probably choose React for this type of project.

I picked Angular because:

strong architecture out of the box
TypeScript-first ecosystem
scalable folder organization
dependency injection
excellent for large business applications

For complex SaaS products, Angular still feels incredibly powerful.

Docker Was a Huge Priority

One of my biggest goals was:

“It should deploy in minutes.”

So the project includes:

full Docker setup
isolated services
reverse proxy
SSL automation
environment configuration
production-ready networking

Running the platform becomes as simple as:

docker compose up -d

That was extremely important to me.

The Hardest Parts

Honestly, the frontend wasn’t the hardest challenge.

The real complexity came from:

1. Order Flow Logic

Handling:

pending orders
accepted orders
cancellations
payment validation
restaurant synchronization

quickly becomes messy if the architecture is bad.

1. Real Infrastructure

Most tutorials stop at localhost.

Production is a completely different world:

reverse proxies
SSL certificates
Docker networking
security
environment variables
scaling
persistence

That part took far more time than expected.

1. Designing a Clean Architecture

I wanted the project to remain:

maintainable
modular
scalable

even after adding many features.

So I spent a lot of time structuring:

services
controllers
middlewares
models
frontend modules

before moving fast.

Screenshots
Customer App

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Restaurant Dashboard

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Mobile Experience

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Open Source Philosophy

I strongly believe developers learn faster from:

real projects
real architecture
real deployment
real constraints

not tiny isolated tutorials.

That’s why I decided to make this project open source.

I hope it can help:

junior developers
freelancers
startup founders
students
indie hackers

launch their own projects faster.

What’s Next

Here are some upcoming features:

live delivery tracking
push notifications
multi-vendor support
advanced analytics
mobile applications
Kubernetes deployment
CI/CD pipelines
AI-powered recommendations
Lessons Learned

This project reminded me of something important:

Building software is not just about writing code.

It’s also about:

architecture
deployment
maintainability
UX
scalability
developer experience

The difference between a demo and a real product is enormous.

GitHub Repository :
👉 https://github.com/motsch/izyGlam-front-angular-Vfinal
👉 https://github.com/motsch/izyglam-backend-third

Live Demo :
👉 https://izyglam.com

Final Thoughts

Building a platform like this alone was both exhausting and incredibly rewarding.

There’s still a lot to improve.

But the goal was never perfection.

The goal was to build something real.

If you’re working on similar projects, I’d genuinely love your feedback.