CampusOS-

A production-level Academic Management System built with the MERN stack.

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB (Mongoose)
• Authentication: JSON Web Tokens (JWT), bcryptjs
• Environment: dotenv

Folder Structure

├── controllers/     # Request handlers
├── models/          # MongoDB schemas
├── routes/          # API endpoints
├── middleware/      # Authentication & validation
├── config/          # Configuration files
├── utils/           # Helper functions
├── server.js        # Express server entry point
├── package.json     # Dependencies and scripts
├── .env.example     # Environment variables template
└── .gitignore       # Git ignore rules

Getting Started

1. Install dependencies

   npm install

2. Configure environment

   cp .env.example .env
   # Edit .env with your values

3. Start the server

   # Development
   npm run dev
   
   # Production
   npm start

The API will be available at http://localhost:5000.

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
PORT	Server port	5000
NODE_ENV	Environment mode	development
MONGO_URI	MongoDB connection string	mongodb://localhost:27017/campusos
JWT_SECRET	Secret key for JWT signing	—
JWT_EXPIRE	JWT expiry duration	7d
CLIENT_URL	Frontend URL (for CORS)	http://localhost:3000

API

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/	Health check

License

MIT