Campus Connect

A platform for students to connect, collaborate, and manage academic activities.

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Features

1. Discussion Forum

• A dynamic Q&A platform inspired by Stack Overflow and LeetCode discussions.
• Users can:
  • Post questions and provide answers.
  • Upvote/downvote questions and answers.
  • Reply to answers.
  • Search questions by tags.
  • Sort questions by category, most upvotes, or latest.
  • Use a pagination slider to reduce load on the database.
• Discussion Forum:
  

2. Chat System

• Real-time messaging for seamless communication.
• Features include:
  • One-on-one chats and group chats (public or private).
  • Group creation based on interest tags.
  • Search and join public groups by tags.
  • Media sharing enabled.
  • Group-specific features:
    • Poll creation.
    • Pinned messages (admin-only).
• Chat System:
  

3. Virtual Study Room

• A dedicated space for students to collaborate and stay focused.
• Features:
  • Add and complete tasks.
  • Real-time integrated chat.
  • Synchronized timer that stays consistent for all participants.
  • Break feature to schedule short rests during study sessions.
  • Collaborative Whiteboard where everyone can draw and write together.
• Virtual Study Room:
  
  

4. Marketplace

• A platform for students to buy, sell, or exchange study materials and academic resources.
• Features include:
  • Post listings for books, gadgets, or study aids.
  • Search and filter listings by category, price, or condition.
  • Chat directly with sellers.
  • Secure payment integration.
  • Wishlist page to save items for future consideration.
  • My Listings page to manage your posted items.
• Marketplace:
  
  

5. Student & Mentor Management

• Students can view approved mentors.
• A student must fill a mentorship form to become a mentor.
• Mentors are visible only if approved by an admin.
• Mentors can upload a profile photo to personalize their profiles.
• Real-time chat with mentors.

6. Admin Role & Approvals

• The first admin of a college is generated by the developers.
• Admins can promote students from other colleges to an admin role.
• Admins can approve or reject mentorship applications.
• Mentors are notified of approval or rejection decisions.

7. Video Calls (WebRTC-based)

• On the day of a meeting, a room code is shared with both the mentor and the student.
• Peer-to-peer video calling is enabled via WebRTC.
• Screen sharing is supported during calls.

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Backend

Steps

1. Add a .env file and provide the following environment variables:

   PORT="3000"
   MONGODB_URI="<Your MongoDB Connection String>"
   EMAIL_USER="<Your Email Address>"
   EMAIL_PASS="<Your Email Password>"
   JWT_SECRET="<Your JWT Secret>"

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Run the project locally:

   npm run start

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Frontend

Steps

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install

2. Run the development server:

   npm run dev

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