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Gas Delivery Marketplace: How We Built GasGo, a Complete Uber Eats for LP Gas
GasGo is a complete gas delivery marketplace connecting customers, drivers, and gas businesses with real-time tracking and seamless management. Built as a five-platform system -- landing site, admin dashboard, API backend, customer app, and driver app -- it handles everything from order placement to real-time delivery tracking with IoT device integration.
Visit Gas Delivery Platform↗The Problem
The LP gas delivery market in Mexico was underserved and fragmented. Gas companies relied on phone orders, manual dispatch, and had no visibility into delivery operations. Customers had no way to track orders, manage devices, or reorder conveniently. Existing solutions were either consumer-focused (not built for B2B gas operations) or required expensive custom development. The client needed a complete platform that could handle the full delivery lifecycle -- from customer order through driver fulfillment -- with real-time visibility at every step.
What We Built
We built five interconnected platforms as a single system. The landing site handles marketing and lead generation. The admin dashboard gives operations real-time visibility into orders, drivers, and analytics. The API backend (Next.js 14 + Prisma + PostgreSQL) handles business logic, authentication, and data flow. The customer app (Android, Google Maps integration) lets users place orders, track deliveries in real-time, and manage IoT devices. The driver app handles order acceptance, route optimization, and delivery confirmation. Firebase push notifications keep both sides informed. QR code generation enables IoT device management.
Technical Architecture
Next.js 14 App Router with Prisma ORM and PostgreSQL for the API backend. Android SDK 30-32 with Java 8, Retrofit 2, and Google Maps + Places API for mobile apps. Firebase Cloud Messaging + OneSignal for push notifications. Better Auth (JWT) for authentication. QR code generation for IoT device management. Docker deployment with automated scaling.
Key Technical Decisions
Next.js 14 App Router for unified web + API layer
Prisma ORM for type-safe database access across all platforms
Native Android (Java 8) over React Native for Google Maps performance
Firebase + OneSignal dual push for maximum delivery reliability
Better Auth (JWT) for stateless authentication across 5 platforms
QR-based IoT device management for physical gas tank tracking
Before & After
Before
Phone orders, manual dispatch, no delivery visibility, no customer self-service, fragmented operations
After
Full digital marketplace with real-time tracking, self-service ordering, driver optimization, IoT device management, and unified admin dashboard
Deliverables
The Results
A production-ready platform supporting 10,000+ concurrent users with real-time order tracking, payment integration, driver route optimization, and IoT device management. The system is complete and being resold to gas company CEOs as a licensable platform ($15K-$25K license + $5K-$10K/yr maintenance). Five platform components, one unified system.
"We needed a complete platform, not just an app. Five components, one system, real-time visibility from order to delivery."
— Gas Delivery Platform
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does it take to build a delivery marketplace platform?+
A production-ready delivery marketplace with mobile apps, admin dashboard, and API backend typically takes 4-5 months. GasGo shipped with 5 interconnected platforms (landing, admin, API, customer app, driver app) including real-time tracking, IoT integration, and payment processing in that timeframe.
What tech stack is best for a delivery marketplace?+
For delivery marketplaces, we recommend Next.js 14 for the web layer and API, PostgreSQL with Prisma for data, native Android (or React Native) for mobile apps with Google Maps integration, Firebase for push notifications and real-time updates, and JWT authentication for stateless auth across platforms.
How do you handle real-time tracking in a delivery app?+
Real-time tracking combines Google Maps SDK for location services, Firebase Cloud Messaging for push updates, and WebSocket connections for live order status. Drivers share location periodically; customers see live map updates. Route optimization reduces delivery time. GasGo implements this across both customer and driver apps with sub-second update latency.
What is a licensable delivery platform?+
A licensable platform is a complete, production-ready system that can be sold to multiple businesses as a white-label solution. GasGo is built this way -- the full codebase (web + mobile + admin + API) is licensed to gas companies for $15K-$25K upfront plus $5K-$10K/year maintenance. This model lets us build once and sell repeatedly.
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