Onome App (Deprecated)

A social platform built for University of Benin students to connect, share information, and engage in discussions.

Features

Authentication & User Management

• User registration with different roles:
  • Undergraduate students
  • Alumni
  • Business accounts
• Email verification system using unique verification codes
• Custom student email generation based on faculty/department
• Password encryption using bcrypt
• Session-based authentication

Social Features

Forum System

• Create discussion threads categorized by topics:
  • Academics
  • Culture
  • Fashion
  • Health & Fitness
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Technology
  • And more...
• Post interaction features:
  • Like/Unlike posts
  • View counts
  • Comments and nested replies
  • Content moderation

News Feed

• Curated news posts with images
• Content moderation system
• Post filtering and sorting options:
  • Most popular
  • Most liked
  • Most viewed
• Time-based filtering:
  • Today
  • This Week
  • This Month

Real-time Features

• Live chat rooms:
  • Department-specific chats
  • Faculty-wide discussions
  • Private messaging
• Real-time notifications for:
  • Post approvals
  • Content moderation
  • Comments and replies
  • Mentions

Academic Features

• Faculty and department organization
• Study group formation (planned feature)
• Academic resource sharing

Profile System

• Customizable user profiles
• Academic information display:
  • Faculty
  • Department
  • Year of admission
• Activity tracking
• Points system

Moderation System

• Content approval workflow
• Post moderation tools
• User management
• Notification system for moderation actions

Technical Stack

Frontend

• React.js
• React Router for navigation
• Context API for state management
• Socket.io client for real-time features

Backend

• Node.js/Express
• MongoDB with Mongoose
• Socket.io for real-time communication
• Nodemailer for email services

Authentication

• Session-based authentication
• JWT tokens
• Bcrypt for password hashing

File Handling

• Image upload and processing
• File storage management

Installation & Setup

# Clone repository
git clone <repository-url>

# Install dependencies for backend
npm install

# Install dependencies for frontend
cd client
npm install

# Run development servers
# Backend
npm run dev

# Frontend
cd client
npm start