README.md

🎯 HallGrid – Enigma's Seminar Hall Booking System

A centralized and efficient web-based platform to manage seminar hall bookings at AJIET.
HallGrid allows students to book seminar halls with ease, while admins manage approvals and view availability — all in real-time.

🔗 Live Site: ajietseminarbook.netlify.app
📁 GitHub Repo: github.com/Enigma-CSE/seminar-hall-booking-Software

✨ Key Features

✅ Real-time Booking Fetch & Updates
📅 View and Book Available Halls
🔐 Secure Login via NextAuth.js
📂 Admin Approval Panel for Booking Requests
📬 Automated Email Notifications on Request Status
⚡ Built with Fast, Scalable Technologies
🎨 TailwindCSS for a clean, responsive UI

🧱 Tech Stack

Tech	Purpose
Next.js	Frontend + Backend Framework
MongoDB	Booking Data Storage
NextAuth.js	User Authentication
TailwindCSS	UI Styling
Nodemailer	Email Notifications

⚙️ Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Enigma-CSE/seminar-hall-booking-Software.git
cd seminar-hall-booking-Software

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Setup environment variables

Create a .env.local file in the root directory and include your values for:

• MongoDB connection
• NextAuth configuration
• Nodemailer email config

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri
NEXTAUTH_SECRET=your_nextauth_secret
NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000

EMAIL_USER=smtp://username:password@smtp.provider.com
EMAIL_PASS=XYZ
EMAIL_FROM=your_email@example.com

4. Run the development server

npm run dev

Visit http://localhost:3000 to view the app.

🔮 Roadmap & Upcoming Features

• 📱 Mobile-first PWA Design
• 📊 Admin Dashboard with Booking Insights
• 📆 Calendar-Based Drag-and-Drop UI
• ⏳ Time-slot Conflict Detection
• 📌 QR Code for Check-In System

👥 Contributors

📢 A Final Note

HallGrid isn’t just a project — it’s a real-time solution tailored for the daily needs of AJIET’s academic ecosystem. Designed with usability, performance, and scalability in mind — and made with 💡 by the Enigma CSE team.