CampusConnect — Event Management System

A complete, dependency-free Campus Event Management System. The responsive front end and the Node.js backend are both included; all submitted data is saved locally in data/campus-data.json when the server first runs.

Run it locally

1. Open PowerShell in this folder.
2. Run node local-server.cjs.
3. Visit http://localhost:3000 in a browser.

Working features

• Browse, search, and filter campus events.
• Register for an event; registrations persist and capacity updates immediately.
• Send contact messages and join the newsletter; both persist.
• Administrator dashboard: sign in, see real totals and registrations, create/delete events, and export registrations as CSV.

The demo administrator credentials are:

admin@campus.edu / campus2026

For a non-demo local deployment, set ADMIN_EMAIL, ADMIN_PASSWORD, and PORT environment variables before starting the server.

Deploy it publicly on Vercel

This repository includes a Vercel serverless API and uses Neon Postgres for durable cloud storage. Before deploy, use real administrator credentials instead of the demo password:

1. Upload this entire folder to a new GitHub repository.
2. In Vercel, import that GitHub repository as a project.
3. Add the Neon integration from Vercel’s Storage tab and connect it to the project. This supplies DATABASE_URL.
4. In the project’s Environment Variables, add ADMIN_EMAIL, ADMIN_PASSWORD, and a long random ADMIN_SECRET.
5. Deploy and open the generated vercel.app address.

The Vercel version saves data in Neon Postgres. The local version still uses data/campus-data.json. Follow the detailed Vercel deployment guide.