🎓 PrepVerse
PrepVerse is a full-stack web application built to connect students, alumni, and Training & Placement (T&P) cells. It enables efficient blog sharing, alumni interaction, and challenge participation to support placement preparation.
⚙️ Core Features (As Implemented)
👨🎓 Student
- Register/Login using JWT-based auth
- View and participate in coding challenges
- Access blog posts and alumni content
🧑💼 Alumni
- Register/Login as alumni
- Post blog entries
- Access relevant student content
🏢 Alumni Admin / T&P Cell
- Manage alumni users
- Post and monitor challenges
- Moderate blog content
🧱 Tech Stack
Backend (Node.js + Express)
- Authentication: JWT
- Database: MongoDB with Mongoose
- File Uploads: Multer, Cloudinary
- Mailing: Nodemailer
- Middleware: Role-based Auth (student, alumni, admin)
Frontend (React + Vite)
- Routing: React Router v7
- Styling: Tailwind CSS
- API Calls: Axios
- Notifications: React Toastify
📁 Folder Structure (Key Parts)
PrepVerse/ ├── backend/ │ ├── controllers/ # Business logic │ ├── models/ # Mongoose schemas │ ├── routes/ # API endpoints │ ├── middlewares/ # Auth middleware │ ├── config/ # DB, mailer, cloudinary config │ ├── utils/ # File upload handler (multer) │ └── server.js # Express entry point ├── frontend/ │ ├── src/ # React codebase │ ├── tailwind.config.js # Tailwind CSS setup │ └── vite.config.js # Vite build tool
🚀 Getting Started
1️⃣ Clone and Setup
git clone https://github.com/your-username/PrepVerse.git cd PrepVerse
2️⃣ Backend Setup
cd backend npm install cp .env.example .env # Add your Mongo URI, JWT secret, etc. npm run dev
3️⃣ Frontend Setup
cd ../frontend npm install npm run dev
Open http://localhost:5173 in your browser.
🔐 Environment Variables (backend/.env)
MONGO_URI=your_mongo_uri JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_api_key CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret EMAIL=your_email EMAIL_PASS=your_email_password
🚫 .gitignore Recommendation
node_modules/ .env allCredentials.txt