Knowtify

Knowtify is a web app tailored for college environments, enabling college staff, seniors, and batch-mates to post notifications and posts for various activities. The platform includes a low latency chat facility, upvoting system for posts, and a discussion section under each user post.

Features

• Notification/Posts: College staff, seniors, and batch-mates can post notifications or posts for various activities.
• Chat Facility: Low latency chat between users on the platform using Socket.io.
• Upvoting System: Users can upvote a post, which increases the weight of different posts.
• Discussion Section: Supports discussions under user posts where viewers can ask questions and engage further.

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js, Chakra UI, Socket.io
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js, JWT Authentication
• Database and Cloud Storage: MongoDB, Cloudinary

Installation and Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• npm (Node Package Manager)
• MongoDB account
• Cloudinary account

Steps to run the project

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yash037/Knowtify.git
   cd knowtify
   

2. Install dependencies for both frontend and backend:

   cd backend
   npm install
   cd ../knowtify
   npm install
   

3. Build the project:

   cd backend
   npm run build
   cd ../knowtify
   npm run build
   

4. Add .env file in the backend folder with the following format:

   PORT=
   MONGO_URI=
   JWT_SECRET=
   CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=
   CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=
   CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=
   

5. Start the development server:

   cd backend
   npm start
   cd ../knowtify
   npm start
   

Usage

• After completing the setup, you can start using Knowtify. College staff, seniors, and batch-mates can post notifications and interact with each other through the chat facility. Users can upvote posts to increase their visibility and engage in discussions under each post.

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to the developers and maintainers of the libraries and tools used in this project.