CampusConnect

Campus Connect 🎓

Connect, Learn, Grow Together – CampusConnect is the ultimate social platform for college students to connect across years, find mentors, and build meaningful relationships.

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🌐 Project Info

In many educational institutions, junior students often struggle to find the right guidance, while senior students have valuable experiences they want to share but lack a structured medium to do so. Campus Connect solves this by creating a centralized hub where:

• Juniors can seek mentorship, ask academic or career-related questions, and join study groups to learn collaboratively.
• Seniors/Mentors can host mentorship sessions, guide juniors through their academic journey, and build their leadership and communication skills.
• The Campus Community grows stronger, more connected, and more supportive, leading to better academic outcomes and a richer college experience for everyone.

Tech Stack: Vite, TypeScript, React, Tailwind CSS, shadcn-ui

✨ Key Features

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• Cross-Year Networking: Connect with students from different years.
• Role-Based Authentication: Secure login and registration for different roles (Juniors and Seniors/Mentors).
• Mentorship Hub: Seniors can schedule and host mentorship sessions. Juniors can easily discover and join these sessions.
• Study Groups: Collaborative spaces focused on specific subjects or goals (e.g., "DSA Practice Group") where students can join and learn together.
• Q&A Forum: A dedicated community forum where students can post questions, share knowledge, and get answers from peers and mentors.
• Real-Time Communication: Integrated WebSockets for real-time interactions and updates.

🛠️ Technology Stack

• Cross-Year Networking: Connect with students from different years.
• Mentorship Opportunities: Find mentors or become a mentor for others.
• Profile & Activity Feed: Showcase your skills, projects, and interests.
• Real-Time Updates: Engage with the community with instant notifications.
• Responsive Design: Works seamlessly on desktop, tablet, and mobile. Frontend:
• Vite, TypeScript, React
• Tailwind CSS, shadcn-ui, Framer Motion
• Socket.io-client, React Router

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Backend:

• Node.js & Express.js
• Prisma ORM (with PostgreSQL/MySQL)
• Socket.io (for real-time capabilities)
• JSON Web Tokens (JWT) & bcrypt

💻 Getting Started

You can edit and run this project in multiple ways.

• Changes are auto-saved and reflected immediately. --> You can run this project locally by following these steps:

2. Local Development

Clone the repository and start developing locally.

# Step 1: Clone the repository
### **1. Clone the repository**
```bash
git clone https://github.com/demonayush11/campus-connect.git
# Step 2: Navigate to the project folder
cd campus-connect

Step 3: Install dependencies

2. Backend Setup

cd backend
npm install
# Create a .env file and add your DATABASE_URL and JWT_SECRET

# Sync your database schema
npx prisma db push

# Step 4: Start the development server
# Start the server
npm start

3. Frontend Setup

cd frontend
npm install

# Start the development server
npm run dev

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are what make the open-source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the ISC License.