CampusGigs - Student Gig Marketplace 🎓

CampusGigs is a student-run job posting platform where students can post, accept, and complete short-term gigs within their university. It fosters a free-market system for on-campus jobs like food delivery, academic help, and creative work.

Tech - Stack 💻 📀

• MongoDB Atlas – Hosted database for scalable storage.
• Flask & PyMongo – Backend framework and database communication.
• FuzzyBuzzy Search – Advanced search functionality.
• HTML, CSS, JS & Bootstrap – Responsive front-end design.

✨ Features (Some have yet to be implemented)

• 🔍 Find on-campus gigs (food delivery, tutoring, creative work).
• 💰 Flexible pricing – students set their own rates.
• 🏫 Student-only network – verified student registration.
• 🔄 Real-time job updates – automatic job status tracking.
• 🔐 Secure payment system – escrow-based transactions.
• 🏷 Fuzzy search with FuzzyBuzzy – quickly find relevant jobs.

📸 Screenshots

Here are some previews of CampusGigs:

🛠 Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/CampusGigs.git
cd CampusGigs

2️⃣ Install MongoDB

MacOS (Homebrew)

brew tap mongodb/brew
brew install [email protected]
brew services start [email protected]

Windows (Chocolatey)

choco install mongodb-community --version=7.0
net start mongodb
mongod --dbpath "C:\data\db"
sc config mongodb start=auto

Windows (Winget)

winget install MongoDB.Server --version 7.0
net start MongoDB

3️⃣ Install Dependencies & Run Flask Server

pip3 install -r requirements.txt
python3 -m flask run

4️⃣ Open CampusGigs in Your Browser

http://localhost:5000

📌 Note: Ensure you have Flask running before testing the API.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! To contribute:

1. Fork this repository.
2. Clone your forked repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/CampusGigs.git

3. Create a new feature branch:

   git checkout -b feature-xyz

4. Commit your changes and push to your fork:

   git add .
   git commit -m "Add feature xyz"
   git push origin feature-xyz

5. Open a pull request 🚀

For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss your proposal.

📜 License

🔮 What's Next?

Here’s what’s coming soon in future updates:

• 🔐 Student ID Verification – Ensuring secure and authentic transactions.
• 📡 AI-Powered Job Recommendations – Smart matching based on user activity.
• 💳 Multiple Payment Options – Secure escrow-based transactions.
• 🎓 Expand to More Campuses – Grow the student network beyond a single university.
• 📸 Photo verification – prevents job disputes.

CampusGigs has the potential to revolutionize student gig work, and we’re excited to continue building, refining, and expanding. The journey doesn’t stop here—we’re just getting started! 🚀