Side Quests

A full-stack web application built with C# and ASP.NET Core that encourages users to complete healthy and productive activities through AI-generated quest descriptions while tracking their progress.

🌐 Live Demo: https://sidequests.azurewebsites.net/

Note: The live demo's AI quest generation may occasionally be unavailable due to OpenAI API quota limits. All other features remain functional.

Features

• User authentication with ASP.NET Core Identity
• Create and manage activities
• AI-generated quest descriptions using OpenAI
• Track completed activities
• SQLite database with Entity Framework Core
• Deployed on Microsoft Azure

Tech Stack

• C#
• ASP.NET Core (.NET)
• Blazor Server
• Entity Framework Core
• SQLite
• ASP.NET Core Identity
• Semantic Kernel
• OpenAI API
• Microsoft Azure

Project Showcase

Running Locally

Prerequisites

• .NET SDK
• OpenAI API key

Store your API key using appsettings.json:

{
  "OpenAI": {
    "Model": "gpt-5-mini",
    "ApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
}

Important: Make sure your Program.cs reads the configuration using the same structure (around line 60):

var model = builder.Configuration["OpenAI:Model"];
var apiKey = builder.Configuration["OpenAI:ApiKey"];

The application relies on these configuration values for AI-powered quest generation. If the API key is missing or invalid, AI features will fail with a quota or authentication error while the rest of the app continues to function normally.

Run the application:

dotnet run

AI Quest Generation

Quest descriptions are generated using Microsoft's Semantic Kernel with the OpenAI Chat Completions API. An active OpenAI API key with available quota is required for this feature.

Attributions

Side Quests Logo Attribution:
Font generator

Favicon Attribution:
Quest icons created by Smashicons - Flaticon