Re-imagining the Reading & Publishing Experience
MOC Novel is a modern, zero-telemetry, zero-ad publishing platform designed to connect independent authors directly with their audience. Empowered by modern LLMs and real-time synchronization.
Discover
Explore lists & tags
Read
Custom, distraction-free reader
Discuss
Real-time community chats
AI Recs
Llama 3.3 70B suggestions
Library
Save & sync chapters
Share
Curated lists with friends
AI Recommendation System
- Smart Library Analysis: Reads user library context to understand layout, genres, and themes.
- Personalized Chat Assistant: Conversational novel discovery in natural language.
- Groq Cloud Integration: Sub-second LLM inference responses utilizing Llama 3.3 70B.
- Context-Aware Suggestions: Recommendations fine-tuned based on specific tropes and patterns.
Discovery & Management
- Advanced Filtering: Search by precise rating ranges, tags, update status, and genres.
- Curated Collections: Organize custom public or private lists with seamless drag-and-drop.
- Progress Tracking: Automated chapter-level read position tracking.
- Offline Bookmark Vault: Write persistent notes on your favorite novels directly to browser memory.
Real-Time Social Features
- Live Chat Hub: Sub-millisecond WebSocket chats directly integrated on chapter screens.
- Threaded Forums: Full discussion forums per novel with markdown support.
- Rich User Profiles: Live reading stats, custom avatars, and recent activity feeds.
- Collaborative Sharing: Dynamic preview cards to export lists across external social channels.
Modern Unified Architecture
- Reactive Web Client: Extremely light, high-performance web experience built with React 18 + Vite.
- Native iOS Experience: Lightweight SwiftUI mobile client with custom cached storage.
- Highly Parallel Backend: High-throughput Fastify API gateway backed by PostgreSQL.
- Secure Edge Routing: Encrypted, global-ready traffic load balancing configured through Nginx.
Backend Stack
| Component | Technology |
|---|---|
| API Gateway | Fastify (Node.js) |
| Database | PostgreSQL + Prisma ORM |
| Cache & Pub/Sub | Redis |
| AI Inference | Groq Cloud API (Llama 3.3) |
| Object Storage | MinIO (S3-Compatible) |
| Real-time Sync | WebSockets |
| Authentication | JWT Token Rotation |
Frontend & DevOps
| Component | Technology |
|---|---|
| Web App | React 18 + Vite |
| iOS Client | Native SwiftUI |
| State Management | React Query / SolidJS |
| Styling System | Tailwind CSS |
| Design Tokens | Lucide & Phosphor Icon sets |
| Orchestration | Docker Compose |
| Reverse Proxy | Nginx Secure Gateways |
🚀 AI-Driven Recommendation
First web novel index utilizing conversational agent interactions to recommend user paths instead of cold metadata filters.
⚡ Sub-Second Loading
Nginx gateway optimization, local cache caching, and optimized database indexing provide rapid response times under load.
🛡️ Secure Access & E2EE
Strict JWT validation paired with end-to-end HTTPS encryption ensures reader and writer security is never compromised.
📈 Horizontal Scaling
Ready to deploy across clusters using Docker Compose configs with built-in Redis Pub/Sub load balancing.
Experience MOC Novel Live
Explore the reading catalog, try out the conversational AI advisor, and see the platform in action. Currently in beta — more features shipping soon.
Launch Platform →