CampusRent is a platform designed to facilitate renting and lending of campus-related items (e.g., textbooks, electronics, dorm essentials) among students. This repository contains the full-stack source code, with the backend hosted on Google App Engine and the frontend deployed on GitLab Pages.

• User authentication (login/signup)
• Post rental listings with images, descriptions, and pricing
• Search and filter items by category, price, or location
• Real-time chat between borrowers and lenders
• Manage rentals (create, update, delete listings)
• Responsive design for mobile and desktop

• React: JavaScript library for building dynamic user interfaces.
• React Router: Handles client-side routing and navigation.
• Axios: Promise-based HTTP client for API communication.
• Bootstrap/Material-UI: Responsive styling and UI components.
• GitLab Pages: Static frontend hosting with CI/CD pipelines.

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime for server-side logic.
• Express.js: Framework for building RESTful APIs.
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing user data, listings, and transactions.
• Mongoose: ODM (Object Data Modeling) for MongoDB.
• Google App Engine: Scalable cloud hosting for the backend API.
• JWT: JSON Web Tokens for secure user authentication.

• Git: Version control and collaboration.
• Postman: API testing and documentation.
• ESLint/Prettier: Code quality and formatting.

• The Node.js/Express API is deployed on Google App Engine for automatic scaling and managed infrastructure.
• Environment variables (e.g., MongoDB URI, JWT secret) are configured via app.yaml.
• API Base URL: https://[YOUR_APP_ENGINE_PROJECT_ID].uc.r.appspot.com

• The React frontend is built and deployed using GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Static files are served from GitLab Pages for fast, global access.
• Configured with environment variables for API endpoints.

• Node.js (v16+)
• npm or yarn
• MongoDB Atlas account (or local MongoDB instance)

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Venkateshkamat/CampusRent.git
   cd CampusRent/backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file with your environment variables:

   MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key
   PORT=3001

4. Start the server:

   npm start

1. Navigate to the frontend directory:

   cd ../frontend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Configure the API endpoint in .env:

   REACT_APP_API_URL=http://localhost:3001

4. Run the development server:

   npm start

Contributions are welcome! Follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/new-feature.
3. Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add new feature'.
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature/new-feature.
5. Submit a pull request.

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

CampusRent · GitHub Repository