🎉 Eventify — Event Management Portal (MERN)

Built by Team If_It_Works_It_Works for AUST CSE Carnival 6.0 Hackathon

Eventify is a full-stack event management portal designed for university clubs.
It allows Club Admins to create/manage events and Students to browse, register, and download participation certificates.

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🚀 Features

🔑 Authentication

• Signup/Login with role-based access (Student / Admin)
• Secure password hashing (bcrypt) + JWT authentication

🎓 Student Role

• Browse upcoming events
• Register / Unregister from events
• Personal dashboard with registered events
• Download certificates (after events end)

🛠️ Admin Role

• Create / Edit / Delete events
• Manage attendees per event
• Admin dashboard with quick stats:
  • Total events
  • Upcoming events
  • Total attendees

💡 Other Features

• Chatbot for FAQs (rule-based, answers common questions)
• Automatic Certificate Generator (PDF with event & student details)
• Responsive UI with a modern dark theme

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🏗️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React (Vite), React Router, Context API
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB (Mongoose ODM)
• Auth: JWT + bcrypt
• Other Tools: pdfkit (certificates), CORS, Morgan

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📸 Pages & UI

• Homepage: Upcoming events + FAQ Chatbot
• Student Dashboard: My Events list, quick actions
• Admin Dashboard: Event management + stats
• Create/Edit Event: Form with all fields
• Event Detail Page: Full event info, register/unregister, attendee list
• Authentication Pages: Login / Register with role selection

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/eventify.git
cd eventify