Park in Ghent
Title
Park in Ghent, Real-Time Parking Clarity for the City
Summary
Park in Ghent is a fast, map-first parking finder for Ghent that pulls live municipal data and turns it into clear, actionable choices. It highlights the best nearby garage or street option, lets users search addresses, filter by availability, and navigate with fewer detours and less stress.
Tech Stack
- ๐ ๏ธ Frontend: HTML, CSS, Vanilla JavaScript
- ๐ ๏ธ Mapping: Leaflet
- ๐ ๏ธ Map Tiles: OpenStreetMap
- ๐ ๏ธ Geocoding: Nominatim (OpenStreetMap)
- ๐ ๏ธ Data Sources: Stad Gent Open Data APIs (real-time garages, zones, street parking, parking machines)
- ๐ ๏ธ Hosting: Hetzner VPS
- ๐ ๏ธ Web Server: Nginx
- ๐ ๏ธ CDN, DNS, SSL: Cloudflare (Origin Cert, Full strict)
- ๐ ๏ธ CI/CD: GitHub Actions + rsync
- ๐ ๏ธ Typography: Google Fonts
- ๐ ๏ธ Ads (optional): Google AdSense