Aluminate

Alumni–Student Engagement Platform

Live Demo: https://aluminate-syvf.onrender.com

About the Project

Aluminate is a MERN-based alumni networking platform designed to strengthen engagement between college students and alumni.

Key Features

• JWT-based authentication using HTTP-only cookies
• Alumni–student interaction and networking
• Well-structured MongoDB schemas
• Optimized database queries using indexes
• Full-stack MERN architecture (React + Express + MongoDB + Node.js)

Project Setup Guide

Install Dependencies

Install dependencies:

npm run install:all

Scripts & Commands

Run from the root directory

Starts the React frontend

npm run dev:client

Starts the Express backend

npm run dev:server

Starts both frontend and backend concurrently (if configured)

npm run dev:all

Make sure concurrently is installed if using npm run dev:all.