StudentRegistration (Node.js + Express + MongoDB)

Simple Student Course Registration app with real signup/login (bcrypt + express-session), server-rendered EJS views and Bootstrap styling.

Quick start (local)

1. Unzip repository to D:\StudentRegistration (on Windows).
2. In backend folder open terminal:

   cd D:\StudentRegistration
   npm install
   

3. Create a .env file (or copy .env.example) and set:

   MONGODB_URI=<your mongo atlas connection string>
   PORT=3000
   

4. Start:

   npm start
   

5. Open http://localhost:3000

Deploy to Render (manual ZIP upload)

• Sign up on render.com, choose "Manual Deploy" (upload ZIP/TAR).
• Build command: npm install
• Start command: npm start
• Add environment variable: MONGODB_URI with your Atlas connection string.