RateMyHousing

RateMyHousing is a platform designed to assist UMass students in finding housing options efficiently.

Getting Started - Client

1. Navigate to the rate-my-housing subdirectory.
2. Run npm install to install dependencies.
3. Execute npm run dev to start the local Next.js server for the client-side application.
4. Go to http://localhost:3000/ after the Server setup below is complete

Getting Started - Server

1. Go to the server directory.
2. Use npm install to install server dependencies.
3. Create a .env file and assign local postgres database parameters: POSTGRESQL_DB_HOST, POSTGRESQL_DB_USER, POSTGRESQL_DB_PASSWORD, POSTGRESQL_DB, POSTGRESQL_DB_PORT
4. Run node all.model.make.js to create database tables
5. Run npm run dev to start the server-side application.

Usage

Users can:

• Search for available housing options based on preferences.
• View ratings and reviews for different accommodations.
• Add their own ratings, reviews, and listings

Features

• Search functionality based on listing data.
• Rating system for user-generated feedback on housing options.
• Upload new listings to the platform.