The Student Portal is a comprehensive web application designed to manage student information and academic records. Built with Next.js, it serves both the front-end and back-end functionalities. The application utilizes MongoDB for data storage, Nodemailer for sending verification emails, and JWT for secure email token verification.
- Register New Students: Admin can add new student entries to the database by registering their registration number.
- Post Academic Information: Admin can post exam results, transcripts, and course schedules.
- Approve Unit Registration: Admin can approve student unit registrations.
- Manage Courses: Admin can add new courses to the database.
- Password Reset: Admins can change their password through a reset link sent to their email.
- Register Account: Students can register their email and password at the
/registerURL path. - Email Verification: Students must verify their email by clicking on a JWT token sent to them, which expires within a day.
- Access Academic Records: Once logged in, students can view their transcripts, exam results, and course schedules.
- Register for Units: Students can register for units for the current semester.
- Password Reset: Students can change their password through a reset link sent to their email.
- Role-Based Access: Middleware ensures students cannot access the admin paths of the website.
- Email Verification: JWT tokens are used for secure email verification.
The application implements Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) methods for managing stored information.
- Next.js: Framework for both front-end and back-end development.
- Nodemailer: Module for sending verification emails.
- MongoDB: Database for storing student and academic information.
- JWT: JSON Web Tokens for signing and verifying email tokens.
- Node.js
- MongoDB
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/your-username/student-portal.git
- Navigate to the project directory:
cd student-portal - Install dependencies:
npm install
- Configuration:
Create a .env.local file in the root directory of the website and update the following variables
MONGODB_USERNAME = your_mongodb_username
MONGODB_PASSWORD = your_mongodb_password
NEXTAUTH_SECRET = your_nextauth_secret
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri
EMAIL_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
GMAIL_USER=your_email_address
GMAIL_PASS=your_email_password- Running the Application:
npm run dev