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 ../notifPanel
   npm install

3. Build the project:

   cd backend
   npm run build
   cd ../notifPanel
   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 ../notifPanel
   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.

Contributors

• Yash Sharma
• Jagmohan Sharma

Acknowledgments

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