Repti Market — reptile and terrarium marketplace, EN and PL

What Repti Market is

The first Polish marketplace dedicated to reptile, amphibian and invertebrate breeders. Connects breeders with buyers, provides tools for presenting animals, real-time communication and safe transactions. Bilingual: Polish and English.

What it has

Marketplace and listings

• Breeder profiles with specimen portfolios
• Listings with taxonomy (genus / species / morph / age / sex)
• Advanced filters by reptile traits
• Favorites and offer-watching system

Real-time communication

• Buyer ↔ breeder chat (Reverb + Redis)
• Browser push notifications
• User online / offline presence
• Conversation history

EN + PL language versions

• Full UI and content translation
• Hreflang and separate URLs for SEO
• Localized content (currencies, shipping)

Security and moderation

• Breeder verification
• Pre-publish listing moderation
• Reporting and ban system

Architecture

• MariaDB + Redis + Reverb for real-time
• Livewire for reactive frontend
• 3 851 records migrated 1:1 from the previous SQLite database

Deploy

• OVH VPS 54.38.192.165 (Ubuntu)
• Stack: nginx + PHP-FPM + MariaDB + Redis + Reverb (websocket)
• HTTPS, monitoring, automatic backups

Outcome

Live since 2026-05-01 on production VPS. 3 851 records migrated from the previous platform. Active listings, working real-time chat, bilingual interface.