University Hostel Booking System

Description

This project is a web based application where universities can provide internal hostel booking services to their students.

Tech stack

Backend - NodeJS, ExpressJS and MySQl Database Frontend- Bootstrap and CSS modules

Installation

1. Prerequisites

   Make sure you have the following installed on your system:

   • Node.js 18.17 or later.: You can download it from the official Node.js website.
   • An IDE: You can use any IDE of your choice like Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code or JetBrains Rider.

2. Clone the repository

   You can clone the repository using the command:

   git clone https://github.com/EvansMungai/UHB
   

3. Restore dependencies

   You can restore the dependencies used by this project using the command:

   npm install
   

4. Import the database

   You can find the starter database in the Server directory. Run MySQl and create an empty database. Exit MySQL and run the following command:

   mysql -u username -p databaseName < dumpfile.sql
   

   Replace username with database username, databaseName with the name of the empty database and dumpfile.sql with the file found in the server directory.

5. Create a .env file and add the following in the lines in the file

   Host = localhost
   User = databaseUsername
   Password = databasePassword
   Database = databaseName
   

   Replace "databaseUsername" with username used to access the database, "databasePassword" with password used to access the database, "databaseName" with the database you want to select.

6. Start the Project in Development Server

   You can start the project in development mode using the command:

   nodemon index.js
   

7. Check out the system in the web browser UHB