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Solve It

By @Shish

  • 24 Devlogs
  • 46 Total hours

SolveIt is a website that I’ve made as a student for students. Whenever I am preparing for any examinations, I didn’t have any resources so I had to buy them or ask for notes from a friend. I wanted to change that so, I made this website. You can upload your notes, PYQs, ANY PDF related to studies FOR FREE on SolveIt.

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As students, we all require notes and questions when we are practicing for any competitive exams, whenever I wanted the same, I had to ask my friends or I had to buy PYQs online. So to tackle that, I made a website where you can easily post notes and PYQs FOR FREE without even signing up. The website is called SolveIt.

There are many things that can be done on the website like uploading PYQs or Notes or any other study related material for a specific competitive examination in a PDF format. If the exam is state specific, you can select the state too. Currently it is only available for India, USA, China, United Kingdom and Australia. It also includes many exams like Gaokao, NEET, JEE, SAT, ACT, QCE, etc.

While uploading you can specify your country, state, examination name, year, class/grade and subject.
In the settings page, you can make your own avatar (it is inspired by skribbl.io) and yes, the scribbles are hand drawn. You can also delete your account if you wish to, and many other things like changing the password, email and deleting previously uploaded papers.

You can navigate easily on the browse page by using the searchbar as well as the filters. Filters will only show those options which are available. You can click on a card and view the paper inside the site itself if you don’t wish to download it. Moreover, you can see more details like uploaded by, uploaded on, length and size of the document and much more.

The most challenging part of this project was the backend as always. Routes didn’t work initially when I started off, I couldn’t figure out a way to make scribbled borders so I took help of AI for that. MOST ANNOYING part was the avatar builder, I had to make hand drawn scribbles and convert it into svg paths and then modify those paths according to the container. I also took help of AI to encrypt the passwords of the user.

I am very proud of the fact that I have self hosted this website, with the raspberry pi 5 that I received from Hackclub this year. I used Cloudflared private tunnel. Entire backend and database is on RPI.
I really wanted to add more things to the project but due to academics and school work, I have to ship it now or else I won’t get time for my upcoming examinations.

Before you test it, I would like to make a request that if you face any problem, please report it by going to Report a Bug page so that I come to know about it and can fix it as soon as possible.

For more details about the project and if you want to know about it in detail, please read the README file.

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v (0.7.0-Beta) Continue as Guest + README + more

Updates

  • Added hand drawn images to the home page reducing the white space that was looking ugly earlier
  • Added continue as guest feature, if a user continues as guest, they won’t be able to delete their account or change their email address as well as password
  • Wrote the README file
  • I still do not consider this project as completely done, I will be adding more features to it once I am done with my academics

What next?

  • I’ll ship it most probably
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v(0.6.0-Beta) Password change

Updates

  • I have decided not to include themes as I can no longer work on this project due to school work academics
  • I just want to finish this project as soon as I can. Next devlog might be the last devlog of this project where I’ll add “Continue as guest” feature for shipwrights
  • SO, in this update, I’ve just basically copy pasted the change email logic and made a change password feature. I literally copy pasted it and then modified it for password hence it took less time

What next?

  • I’ll be summing up this project by adding continue as guest feature
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v(0.5.0-Beta) Avatar builder + bug fixes

Updates

  • Now you can make your own avatar just like skribbl.io!!!!!
  • It took so much of my time tbh, I had to hand draw every doodle, I wanted to record it on lapse but couldn’t as screen recording wasn’t working on iPad for some reason and also when I screenshared, the screen went black for some reason. I contacted lapse-help on slack but didn’t find any solution so I decided not to let it go
  • Added a new updateavatar component which lets you make your own avatar and update it if you want to!!
  • Did layout fixes on large screen devices as only horizontal scroll was allowed and vertical scroll was disabled (my friend told me, I didn’t even notice it lol)
  • Fixed frontend as well as backend bugs during the making of this avatar feature
  • This devlog is toooooo big ik but i couldn’t find time daily due to school and assignments and all

What next?

  • I’ll work on themes, black white and system themes. The basic ones
  • I’ll also work on “Continue as guest” so that shipwrights don’t have to login when they go through the project
  • I’ll most probably end the project for now after these features are implemented as I need to prepare for upcoming examinations and also stardance is coming to an end :(
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v(0.4.4-Beta) Session expiry bug fix + responsiveness fixed

Updates

  • Fixed the responsiveness issue on small screen devices
  • I also faced another issue, My friends were unable to download papers and it displayed “Error during downloading”
  • So I took help of AI to know what the problem is and it said that It was because their token had expired
  • SOOOOO…. I increased the token expiry limit to 30 days AND if the token is expired, you will be asked to login again.
  • I applied this throughout the website, upload, browse, report and download
  • I’ll also be switching to nest as I don’t fully trust my ISP and also because shipwright’s review policy said so. BUT i’ll do it towards the end once every feature is almost well built. I’ve applied to nest and hope they accept it as soon as possible!

What next?

  • Next, I’ll work on Avatar maker like skribbl.io (this is going to be tuffffffffff)
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v(0.4.3-Beta) See uploads and delete them

Updates

  • Now you can see your uploads in the settings page and delete them if you wish to
  • If you click on the card, it’ll redirect you to a separate page where you can see the paper in detail

What next?

  • Next, I’ll work on fixing the responsiveness issue on small screen devices
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v(0.4.1-Beta) Delete account

Updates

  • Now you can permanently delete your account.
  • Once you delete your account, all the posts from that account will be removed from the website.
  • For this, I made /delete-me route

What next?

  • Next, I’ll make a section where users can manage their papers, they can delete their papers if they want
  • After that, I’ll be working on fixing the responsiveness issue on small screen devices
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v(0.4.1-Beta) Update Email address + Errors

Updates

  • Added errors and toasts throughout the website
  • Added update email address feature
  • I’ll be keeping next few devlogs small as I will be working on each feature one by one

What next?

  • Next, I’ll work on Delete account feature
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3h 18m 48s logged

(0.4.0-Beta) Settings page + 404 handling

Updates

  • Handled 404 error (I had to because my WiFi was down several times today. Many of my friends thought that it was my mistake but actually WiFi was down so my rpi couldn’t serve data)
  • Made settings page and displayed user data on it.
  • I have added an easter egg when the site is down, so basically when there’s an 404 err, you can see an easter can which I’ve added to the site.
  • On the settings page, I have Apprearance settings, Account settings, Preference settings and Delete account. None of them are functional yet.
  • Took a lot of time to create a route (/me). As I faced a lot of bugs while doing so.

What next?

  • I know i’ve again delayed making doodles, I WILL MAKE THEM istg
  • I’ll also fix the resonsiveness issue on small screen devices
  • I’ll work on making the settings page functional
  • I have 2 days off at school so I am going yo use them very efficiently!!
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v(0.3.0-Beta) Separate paper view + Searchbar

Updates

  • Added a searchbar (finally
  • Now, you can view each paper separately inside the website itself
  • Made very very very small changes in the design of the website
  • Now you can click on the logo to direcly go back to the browse page (Yeah, I know it’s not something genius)

What next?

  • I REALLY want to add doodles but I have been delaying it TOO much now! I think I might be working on it (not sure tho)
  • I also need to make a pfp maker, where users can make their own pfp kinda like the one on skribbl.io.
  • Actually this entire design is inspired by skribbl.io
  • I’ll also be adding user settings page and all where they can change theme, fonts and… okay, just font and themes for now.
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v(0.2-Beta) Deployed + Reviews + More

Updates

  • Soooooo, the site it live. andithasalotofproblems!!!
  • I made the site live and asked my friends to use it and fill it with notes.
  • many of them complained about bugs so, I fixed some of them and NOW, I need to add a search bar on the site (I completely forgot lol).
  • In these 3 hours, I deployed the website (this time didn’t get counted as I was working on the terminal. But it took around 1 and a half hour). So in 3 hours, I handled bugs and fixed some of them, enhanced responsiveness as some of my friends complained that they couldn’t scroll on the website or smthng.
    Added more information on the card, Added 2 new columns named description and type (as requested by a friend). Changed the layout of lower part of the card a little bit (made it a little bit clean). Made the upload code a bit efficient by removing repetitive code.

What next?

  • Next, I’ll work on making a search bar on the website so it is easy to use and navigate
  • I’ll be taking inputs from friends and working on them
  • I will be making a separate page where the user can see the pdf each separately insite the site
  • Next devlog is going to be CHUNKY!!!
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v(0.1.3-Alpha) Report bug feature and it’s backend + Enhanced responsiveness across the website + colours

Updates

  • Enhanced responsivess across the site
  • Added colours and sketchy borders and colours wherever I could
  • Added new report bug feature along with it’s backend (this one took time as WiFi went off and I couldn’t ssh into my rpi)

What next?

  • I’ll be making doodles (YES, i’ll be hand drawing them)
  • I haven’t thought about anything else yet! BUT, I might be making the website public and push it into the beta version, for that, I’ll need to setup a cloudflare connection via my rpi (aghh i’ll look into it once I am fully convinced with the frontend.
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2h 27m 36s logged

v(0.1.2-Alpha) Scribbly Borders + New countries

Updates

  • Added scribbly lines/borders (used AI’s help)
  • Added new countries and their examinations (UK, USA, Australia, China)
  • Added mansory layout so that i don’t have to worry about responsiveness later

What next?

  • Next, i’ll work on adding colours to the site
  • and add doodle
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3h 28m 29s logged

(v.0.1.1-Alpha) New UI + Notifications+ More info about the file

Updates

  • Added new design inspired by scribbles and doodles. (Still figuring out how to make scribbled borders)
  • Enhanced responsiveness for new design
  • Displayed more information about the file uploaded by the user such as File size and no. of pages file contains.
  • Fixed a few bugs related to login and logout pages
  • Added notifications (Yet to design it, atp, it’s just a basic design and not synced to the project design)
  • Deleted unwanted files that I had made earlier during setting up the folder structure.

What next?

  • Next, I’ll work on adding design to the notification componentk
  • Then, I’ll be adding doodles and stuff to fill up the white space
  • I also wish to add more countries like The USA, Canada, UK, which have competitive exams.
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(v0.1.0-Alpha) Responsiveness + Fixed a loop hole + Showing more details in the card

Updates

  • Enhanced responsivess (sidebar, header, browse page for mob iles and large screen devices)
  • Displayed more info like region, year, subject, uploaded by, uploaded at, exam name, etc. to the card
  • Fixed loop hole, earlier, a user could access the browse page, basically entire website without logging in lol.
  • Added a new field to the database in papers table which stores the user’s name instead of just storing the id number of that person

What next?

  • I am thinking of adding notifications using react-toastify and sound effects
  • I’ll work on designing the card. I am considering to change the entire design and lean more towards a brutalist design
  • Next update is going to be a major one

Where was I since last 12 days?

  • I have been busy with school work and also my mid-terms are commencing from 1st of September so, I couldn’t give more time to thr project. This could also happen in the near future until my exams are completed (11th Sept)
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(v0.0.8-Alpha) Sidebar and Responsivenes

Updates

  • Added responsiveness to the login, signup, upload, home pages and header component
  • Made the sidebar functional, you can now filter data based on year, country, state, exam
  • i think currently, on smaller devices, the font size is a lot smaller, if you guys feel the same please give me a review so that I can improve it!

What next?

  • Next, I’ll work on enhancing the responsiveness
  • And also, i’ll start designing the card which will contain details of the papers
  • I also need to handle edge cases like not showing upload button to guest users and so many loop holes that are still there in this project.
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1h 30m 48s logged

v(0.0.7-Alpha) Download Feature

Updates

  • Added the download feature.
  • you can click on the card to open the PDF file on the browser

What next?

  • Next, I’ll work on responsiveness
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v(0.0.6-Alpha) Log out + Showing data from db

Update

  • Added log out feature (it was quite easy just had to apply some display conditions to the buttons and remove the user’s token from the localStorage)
  • Added data from the db in the form of cards on /browse. It is not at all good-looking. I’ll work on it once I implement the download feature in it.

What next?

  • I’ll be implementing the download files feature
  • I’ll start working on making the website responsive
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v(0.0.5) Frontend revamp

Updates

  • Revamped the frontend design
  • Added drag and drop file submission feature
  • The site is not yet responsive
  • Log in and sign up pages are also changed
  • Browse and home pages are changed (there are some white spaces that I hate rn but i’ll tackle that some other time)
  • really loving working on this project can’t stop thinking about ideas!!

Next steps

  • Will enhance the functionality of the header (now it is static meaning even if the user is logged in, it will show login/sign up buttons)
  • I’ll add a logout button or smthng.
  • Currently, all the uploaded files don’t appear on the /browse section so i’ll have to deal with that too!
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v(0.0.4-Alpha) Upload Feature - Frontend

Updates

  • Completed the frontend part of upload feature
  • Added tags so that navigation is smoother
  • Currently, i have only added india in the future, i’ll other countries too.
  • I am not focusing much on design as well as responsiveness. I will tackle that towards the end.

What next?

  • Next, I’ll work on the home page + browse page
  • Browse page will display all the files uploaded by people
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v(0.0.4-Alpha) Upload Feature - Backend

Updates

  • Upload feature is working!!! (backend for now) that too smoothly!
  • Used multer middleware to handle PDF uploads. Files up to 25MB are acceptable for now.
  • PDFs are saved on /uploads folder on the server
  • Only logged in logged in users can upload files
  • Built /api/papers with filters like class, subject, exam_name, country, state, year and file_path.

What next?

  • Now i’ll work on the frontend part of this feature
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2h 36m 56s logged

v(0.0.3-Alpha) Layout Design

Updates

  • Making layouts is not a one time thing so I made a temporary layout which took a lot of trial and errors
  • Don’t mind the colours/text size or fonts and all as it is still under development
  • Currently it’s working only locally as the project is still in alpha version and also, nothing is responsive for smaller screen sizes

What Next?

  • Most probably next I will be working on the Upload feature along with it’s backend
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v(0.0.2) Login and Sign up - Frontend

Updates

  • Almost lost the project (accidently deleted the repo
  • Writing the logic for login/sign up for the first was kind of tough hence took more time!
  • It works smoothly now

What next?

  • Most probably i’ll work on the landing page and the designing part
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(v0.0.2-Alpha) Login and Sign up - Backend

Updates

  • Login and signup functionality completed and is functional
  • I also used bcrypt to encrypt the user’s password

What next?

  • I will now work on the frontend part of the website so i will be making the dashboard, login and signup pages.
  • I might have to look for good designs too
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v(0.0.1-Alpha) Initial Setup

  • Made a database on rpi with tables and their schemas
  • Frontend basic setup completed with file structure

What next?

  • First I’ll work on the backend and then come to frontend so next few devlogs might be boring for some people :(
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