I know Something

This would be a social network for nit kkr where students can react out to other with no problem and can get guidance in a new way.

Steps to setup the API:

• Install nodejs for your os, to run the server, from download node.js

Note: You will need to make a config.js file in the project directory. It's structure is similar to config.js gist url. just add your mongodb url in the config.js file.

• Run the following command in the project directory to install all the required packages

npm install

• Run the following command in the project directory to run the server in development mode in linux

npm run dev

• To generate the Swagger API Docs in linux , run

npm run dev_gen

• To run the above commands in windows, type:

npm run dev_win
npm run dev_win_gen

To run using docker-compose:

• Install Docker and then run:

docker-compose up

you will need to write mongo container if your are not using MLAB.

Features to be added in the near future:

Blog System!

• It will give students opportunity to share their success or failure with everyone.
• It will help students to write on a technology or a pseudo research papers where they can get reviews or appreciated by others.
• It will be a new way to publish their write ups or content for magazines clubs.

Project System

• Would be main feature for NITKOSG.
• People can discuss about their projects by filtering the technology tags in which they are interested.
• Would be a new platform for students to contribute together or learn from other students/seniors projects.

Question Paper/ Notes System

• Would be replacement of campify.
• Students can upload and take refernce of question papers of any year or sessionals.

Events Meetings or talks

• Students of same interest can make event or hold meetings to discuss something.
• Other people also can join that meeting by seeing the events or meeting in the talks.

Chat Sytems

• There will be system like irc to talk to all people.
• There would be person or public/private channels to chat with other people.

Rules

• Students can only join after verification of their institute email ids or id cards.
• No fake ids or students on the social system
• There will be option to report about any post or activity to make the social network clean.