Lost & Found System (ASP.NET Core MVC)

A web-based Lost & Found platform built using ASP.NET Core MVC that allows users to post, search, and claim lost or found items.

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Features

• User authentication system
• Post lost items
• Post found items
• Claim matching system
• Reward points system for each lost/found post made
• Category-based item organization
• Responsive UI using Bootstrap
• Database integration using Entity Framework Core

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Technologies Used

• ASP.NET Core MVC
• C#
• Entity Framework Core
• SQL Server
• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript
• Bootstrap

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Project Structure

• Controllers → Application logic
• Models → Data structures
• Views → UI pages
• Data → Database context
• Migrations → Database version control
• wwwroot → Static files (CSS, JS, images)

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Screenshots

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Demo Video

LinkedIn Demo

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How to Run

1. Clone the repository
2. Open solution in Visual Studio
3. Restore NuGet packages
4. Update database connection string in appsettings.json
5. Run migrations:

   Update-Database
   

6. Run the project

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Database

The project uses Entity Framework Core with SQL Server for data management.

Database Tables

• Users (AppUser)
• Categories
• LostItems
• FoundItems
• Claims
• Messages
• UserCoupons

Notes

• ViewModels such as EditProfileViewModel and ErrorViewModel are used for UI logic only and are not stored in the database.
• The system follows Code-First approach using EF Core migrations.

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Future Improvements

• AI-based matching
• Email notifications
• Mobile app version

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Author

Computer Science Student — Portfolio Project