Switch-to.eu

A community-driven platform helping users switch from non-EU digital services to EU alternatives through clear, step-by-step migration guides.

Live Site: switch-to.eu

About

Switch-to.eu empowers users to regain digital sovereignty by providing:

• Migration Guides — step-by-step instructions to switch from non-EU services to EU alternatives
• EU Alternative Listings — comprehensive database of EU digital services by category
• Community Contributions — GitHub-based collaboration for content improvement and expansion

Monorepo Structure

This is a pnpm workspace monorepo orchestrated by Turborepo.

apps/
  website/          # Main switch-to.eu site
  keepfocus/        # Pomodoro timer app
  plotty/           # Privacy-focused poll/voting app (tRPC + Redis)
  listy/            # Collaborative list/ranking tool (tRPC + Redis)
  website-tool/     # Website analyzer tool

packages/
  ui/               # Shared UI components (shadcn/ui, Radix primitives)
  i18n/             # Shared i18n (next-intl v4, locales: en, nl)
  blocks/           # Page-level shared components (Header, Footer)
  content/          # Content system (Markdown, Zod schemas, Fuse.js search)
  trpc/             # Shared tRPC v11 infrastructure
  db/               # Shared database utilities (Redis)
  eslint-config/    # Shared ESLint 9 flat configs
  typescript-config/ # Shared tsconfig bases

All internal packages use the @switch-to-eu/ scope.

Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js 16 (App Router)
• Language: TypeScript (strict mode)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Components: shadcn/ui + Radix UI primitives
• API: tRPC v11 (plotty, listy)
• Data: Redis (via Upstash)
• i18n: next-intl v4 (en, nl)
• Content: Markdown with frontmatter (git submodule)
• Deployment: Vercel

Local Development

# Clone the repository (with content submodule)
git clone https://github.com/switch-to-eu/switch-to.eu.git
cd switch-to.eu
git submodule update --init

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Start all dev servers
pnpm dev

# Or run a specific app
pnpm --filter website dev
pnpm --filter @switch-to-eu/keepfocus dev
pnpm --filter @switch-to-eu/plotty dev

Build & Test

pnpm build             # Build all apps/packages
pnpm lint              # Lint all apps/packages

# E2E smoke tests
pnpm --filter website test:e2e

# Unit tests (keepfocus)
pnpm --filter @switch-to-eu/keepfocus test

Contributing

We welcome contributions! See our Contribution Guidelines for details.

1. Fork the repository
2. Clone your fork and create a new branch
3. Make your changes
4. Submit a pull request with a clear description

Acknowledgements

• All contributors who have helped build this platform
• The EU digital services that provide alternatives to non-EU services
• The open-source community for the tools and libraries used in this project
• See CREDITS.md for detailed attribution of fonts and other resources