🏫 Campus Marketplace - IIT Bhilai

A## 📁 Project Structure

Campus-Marketplace/
├── backend/           # Node.js + Express API
│   ├── src/
│   ├── public/
│   ├── .env
│   └── package.json
├── frontend/          # React + Vite frontend
│   ├── src/
│   ├── public/
│   └── package.json
├── markdown/          # Documentation
└── README.md

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Docker Desktop (version 20.10+)
• Docker Compose (version 2.0+)
• Cloudinary account (free tier)

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd Campus-Marketplace

2. Create environment file:

   cp .env.example .env
   # Edit .env and add your credentials

3. Start the application:

   docker-compose up -d

4. Access the application:

   • Frontend: http://localhost:5173
   • Backend API: http://localhost:3000/api
   • Health Check: http://localhost:3000/api/healthcheck

📚 For detailed setup instructions, see SETUP.md

🔒 For security information, see SECURITY.md

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📦 Project Status

✅ Backend: Core API with authentication, listing management, image upload, and RBAC completed ✅ Frontend: Multi-step listing creation, authentication, image upload completed ✅ Docker: Full containerization with MongoDB, backend, and frontend ✅ Security: Environment-based configuration, no hardcoded credentials 🚧 In Progress: Additional features and UI improvementsmunity-first marketplace app for IIT Bhilai students — built by the students, for the students.

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🚀 What’s the Idea?

Campus Marketplace is a platform where students of IIT Bhilai can buy, sell, exchange, or pre-order items within the campus community.

Whether you're:

• A graduating student selling your cycle or mattress 🛏️🚲
• Looking to pre-order food from Tech Café or AtMart 🥪
• CoSA and clubs selling merchandise, T-shirts, or hoodies 👕 — this is the one-stop solution.

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🛠️ Core Features (Planned)

• 📦 Student-to-student listing: Buy/sell second-hand goods like cycles, books, appliances, etc.
• 🛍️ Campus Storefronts: Pre-order from AtMart, Tech Café, or any official campus vendor.
• 👕 Merch Sales: Allow clubs/CoSA to sell merchandise directly through the app.
• 🔍 Search & Discover: View what’s up for sale around campus (Amazon-style).
• 📱 Mobile-first design: Built as a progressive web app or native mobile app for quick access.
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👥 Who is it for?

• Seniors selling used items before graduating
• Freshers looking for cheaper alternatives
• Campus groups & clubs managing bulk orders or selling merch
• Everyone who wants a simple way to trade within IIT Bhilai

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📦 Project Status

This is an early-stage idea and the repo is not yet initialized. We’re adding this README so anyone interested can pick up the project and start building.

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🤝 How to Contribute

Want to contribute to this idea? Feel free to fork the repo once it's set up, or reach out on campus/Discord/OpenLake.

Let’s build something useful together for IIT Bhilai! 💙

Maintainer : @Rahul5977