GotYourBack is a campus-exclusive platform designed to help SRM students lend, borrow, and sell academic or personal items within their community. It promotes collaboration, sustainability, and accessibility by simplifying how students share essential resources.
- Diverse Categories — Books, electronics, lab equipment, and study materials
- Flexible Options — Post items for lending or selling
- Urgency Levels — Highlight time-sensitive requests
- Detailed Listings — Add clear descriptions and upload item images
- Request System — Send, accept, or reject item requests
- Status Tracking — View request states (Pending, Accepted, Rejected, Completed)
- Direct Messaging — Communicate easily between users
- User Profiles — Showcase verified user info and their listed items
- Email Authentication — Signup/Login using SRM email (
@srmist.edu.in) - Department & Year Verification — Enhances trust and accountability
- Transaction History — Track lending and borrowing activity
- Responsive UI — Works across all devices
- Search & Filter — Find items quickly by category or urgency
- Notifications — Instant updates for messages and requests
- User Dashboard — Manage posts and requests seamlessly
- Language: Java 17
- Framework: Spring Boot 3.1.4
- ORM: JPA / Hibernate
- Database: MySQL 8.0
- Languages: HTML5, CSS3 (Bootstrap 5), JavaScript (Vanilla)
GotYourBack strives to:
- Encourage resource sharing and community collaboration
- Reduce academic expenses for students
- Support sustainable reuse of materials
- Foster a helpful, connected campus environment
- ⭐ User rating and review system
- 🔗 Integration with library or departmental resource databases
- 👥 Study group sharing feature
- 📄 Support for digital resource exchange
- 🤖 AI-driven item recommendation engine