PaperVault

A website that stores previous year question papers and assignments. Also is used for storing data for the gymkhana of IIIT Kalyani.

To run it on your machine follow the following steps:

1. Go into the desired work folder

2. Open the git bash and write the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/GDSC-IIIT-Kalyani/PaperVault.git

3. Open a terminal inside the PaperVault folder and run the following command to install the dependancies (make sure you dont change the package.lock file):

   npm install

4. Start the development server using the following command:

   npm start

5. Those working with the backend may uncomment the mongoose.connect() code and connect the application to their cluster we will add a permanent cluster later.

Steps for contributing

1. Follow the above steps to get the code up and running on your device.

2. Look out for changes you think would help in the bettering the experience of the user, improve the code base, add documentation wherever neccessary

3. If you find some issues you can report them by creating a new issue here or you can checkout the already existing issues and work on fixing them.

4. Look out for issues marked with the hacktoberfest tag to make your contribution count for the hacktoberfest 2021.