OUTASTORY
Development of a Cloud-Native Social Story Community Platform
Your World, Your Story
Outastory is a social story community for Fantasy, Romantasy, and Science Fiction. ThreeB IT develops the entire platform as a product for Outastory GmbH - from initial conception through ongoing operations and continuous improvement.
The platform unites authors and readers in a unique community, enhanced by AI-powered features such as automatic audiobook creation and AI-generated cover art. With subscription models, writing contests, and a gamification system, Outastory creates a complete ecosystem for creative writing and reading.
Project Details
- Customer Outastory GmbH
- Website outastory.com
- Industry Digital Publishing / Entertainment
- ThreeB IT Role Full Product Development & Operations
- Technologies .NET 10, Blazor, Azure Container Apps, Cosmos DB, Azure AI (GPT-4, DALL-E 3, TTS), SignalR, Stripe, Auth0
A full-featured platform for thousands of authors and readers
Outastory GmbH needed a powerful, cloud-native publishing platform capable of supporting thousands of authors and readers simultaneously. Requirements included AI-powered features such as automatic audiobook creation and cover art generation, as well as real-time community interactions.
At the same time, the platform needed to support a complete business model with subscriptions, writing contests with cash prizes, and a gamification system - all in multiple languages and with the highest standards for scalability, data privacy, and content moderation.
Complete platform development built from scratch
ThreeB IT designed and built the entire Outastory platform from scratch. The architecture is based on modern cloud-native technologies and leverages Azure as the infrastructure platform for maximum scalability and availability.
- Blazor Web App (hybrid Server + WebAssembly) for the main application
- Razor Pages marketing website for SEO-optimized presence
- ASP.NET Core Web API as a high-performance backend
- Azure Functions for AI processing: GPT-4, DALL-E 3, Text-to-Speech
- Azure Cosmos DB for multi-model NoSQL storage & Azure AI Search
- SignalR for real-time notifications, Stripe for subscriptions, Auth0 for authentication
Technical Architecture
- Blazor Web App + Razor Pages Marketing Website
- ASP.NET Core Web API + Azure Functions
- Azure Cosmos DB + Azure AI Search
- Azure Container Apps for cloud-native deployment
- SignalR + Stripe + Auth0 + Azure AI Content Safety
Platform Features We Built
Story Publishing
Rich text editor for comfortable writing and publishing of stories with extensive formatting options for authors of all levels.
AI Audiobook Creation
Automatic conversion of stories into high-quality audiobooks using Azure Text-to-Speech - a unique feature in the market.
AI Cover Art Generation
Automatic creation of professional book covers using DALL-E 3 based on story content and user input prompts.
Community Features
Discussions, comments, recommendations and real-time notifications for a vibrant and engaged author community.
Writing Contests & Gamification
Contests with cash prizes, a trophy system, and gamification elements for increased engagement and motivation among writers.
Multi-Language & Moderation
Full DE/EN support and automatic content moderation with Azure AI Content Safety for a safe and welcoming community.
Growing community with a unique AI-enhanced experience
Growing Community
A steadily growing community of authors and readers who actively use the platform and create new content every day.
AI-Enhanced Reading Experience
A unique AI-powered reading experience through automatic audiobooks and generated covers - a true differentiator in the market.
Scalable Cloud Architecture
A fully cloud-native architecture on Azure Container Apps enables unlimited scaling as the user base grows over time.
Continuous Development
ThreeB IT continuously develops the platform - new features, performance optimizations, and technical innovations are delivered regularly.
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