JuitConnect is an ongoing online community platform designed to facilitate communication and collaboration among users. It incorporates features like user authentication, Q&A discussions, and user profiles. This project is a collaborative effort involving three team members.

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, EJS (Embedded JavaScript), Axios
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB (Mongoose)
• Authentication: Express-session
• External API Integration: Axios
• Web Scraping (Login): Juit Webkiosk API

• models/: Contains Mongoose models for User, Question (Ques), and Answer (Ans).
• public/: Static files (CSS stylesheets, etc.).
• views/: EJS templates for rendering HTML pages.
• server.js: Main server file with route handling and database setup.

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/JuitConnect.git
cd JuitConnect

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Start the server:

node app.js

or

nodemon app.js

4. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000

1. User Authentication:

   • Users can log in using their JUIT Webkiosk credentials.
   • New users are automatically registered upon successful login.

2. Pages:

   • home, about, contactus: Accessible only when authenticated.
   • discover: Displays questions posted by users.
   • profile, teams: User-specific and team-related pages.
   • ask: Allows users to post questions.
   • ans/:quesId: Displays answers related to a specific question.

3. Q&A Functionality:

   • Users can ask questions and provide answers.

4. Integration with External API:

   • Uses JUIT Webkiosk API for user login.

5. Web Scraping:

   • Retrieves login details from the JUIT Webkiosk website.

This project is ongoing and actively seeking contributions. It requires improvement in various areas. If you'd like to contribute:

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

• Special thanks to the developers of Express, Mongoose, Axios, and other technologies used in this project.

• Ritika ((https://www.github.com/R-i-t-i-k-a))
• Sanskriti Priya ((https://www.github.com/sanskriti-15))
• Shruti Shree ((https://www.github.com/shrutishree15))