akaash19/capstone-aa04-jasm

GroupConnect

Created by INFO 490 Capstone Project (AA-04 Team JASM)

Created between 01/06/2020 - 05/17/2020

This project uses the MIT License. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code.

MVP Web Application:

https://jasm-capstone.herokuapp.com/

MVP Landing Page:

https://akaash19.github.io/Capstone-AA04-JASM/

What is GroupConnect?

GroupConnect was created with a simple problem statement in mind:

How might families and groups of close friends maintain a safe, private collection of memories so that they can always remember shared moments and maintain a sense of identity?

With the rise of social media, we have created a web of connections among one another that is more complex than anything ever seen by humankind. We have grown in connectivity; however, we have lost a sense of privacy, of individuality, and of identity. GroupConnect aims to solve these issues by acting as an ‘Anti-Social Social Media’. GroupConnect is a private, invite-only social media platform where users can share their memories with their families and groups of close friends. GroupConnect aims to create a sense of identity for users online with dynamically created data visualizations to summarize connections in groups.

What are the planned features for the future?

• Private Data Storage, with encryption, good policy

• Connectivity with family or friend groups

• Summarization and organization of shared data through:

  • Timeline
  • Map
  • Slideshow / Photo Albums
  • Family Tree

• Authentication

• Integration with existing services (apps, websites)

• User Role and Identity Management

• User created diagrams + organization

What technologies does it use?

• Heroku for hosting (MVP Only, you can choose something else)

• MySQL (ClearDB through Heroku, though you could port to a different database easily)

• Express

• React

• node.js

What do I need to do to get started on development?

• After cloning the repository, make sure to npm install in the root directory of the project, as well as in the client folder
• To push local changes: Make a commit, then git push origin master or create a branch: git checkout -b <branch_name>, make a commit, then git push origin <branch_name>
• Pushing changes to Heroku website (if you are also using Heroku for hosting) git remote add heroku https://git.heroku.com/<your Heroku .git URL>, make a commit, thengit push heroku master
• To run the app locally on http://localhost:3001/ (server and client) use npm run dev then CTRL+C to close it
• We used our own MySQL database for the project, but it is hardly used yet, so just add your own database URL/info to server.js to use your own
• Let us know if you need any help!

Contact Information

Created by 'Team JASM'

Jarett L Lund-Hopkins, [email protected]

Seth Anderson, [email protected]

Akaash Shah, [email protected]

Marco A Punio, [email protected]