Collaborative Project Management Tool for Students 📝 Project Overview A full-stack web application designed specifically for students to efficiently manage group projects and academic assignments in one centralized platform. This tool solves the fragmentation of using multiple disconnected apps (WhatsApp, Trello, Google Docs) by providing all essential collaboration features in one place.
✨ Key Features Project Workspaces: Create and organize projects with team members
Task Management: Assign, track, and visualize tasks (Kanban/Gantt views)
Team Communication: Built-in comments and messaging
Document Sharing: Secure file uploads with version control
Timeline Tracking: Calendar integration with deadline reminders
User Roles: Student members and optional faculty supervisors
🛠 Tech Stack Frontend React (TypeScript) - Core framework
SCSS (48.6%) - Styling and theming
JavaScript (47.3%) - Application logic
Redux Toolkit - State management
React Router - Navigation
Axios - API communication
Backend Node.js with Express - API server
MongoDB (with Mongoose) - Database
Firebase Authentication - User management
Cloud Storage (Firebase Storage/AWS S3) - File storage
Socket.IO - Real-time features
🚀 Getting Started Prerequisites Node.js (v16+)
MongoDB Atlas account or local instance
Firebase project for authentication
Installation Clone the repository:
bash git clone https://github.com/AVBharath10/student-collab-tool.git cd student-collab-tool Install dependencies for both frontend and backend:
bash cd frontend && npm install cd ../backend && npm install Set up environment variables:
Create .env files in both frontend and backend directories
Add required Firebase/MongoDB credentials
Run the development servers:
bash
npm start
npm run dev 🌟 Why This Stack? React: Provides excellent component reusability and state management
SCSS: Enables maintainable and scalable styling
Firebase: Quick authentication implementation with security
Socket.IO: Enables real-time collaboration features
Advanced analytics dashboards
🤝 Contributing Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and create a pull request with your improvements.