As a proud member of our alumni family, I’m super excited to finally share a project that’s been close to my heart, and my laptop keyboard, for the past few months. Presenting: the all new JNVPJAA Web Portal, designed, built, and optimised entirely by yours truly. ✨

This isn’t just a website, it's a complete, tailor-made digital platform created to serve everything an alumni association needs. I built it end-to-end, piece by piece, with careful attention to detail and a laser focus on budget constraints. No fancy agencies. No expensive tools. Just good design, clean code, and practical thinking.

Why This Matters

The memories, friendships, and lessons from our school days have stayed close to my heart. But over the years, I felt something was missing, a space where we could truly stay connected, celebrate each other’s milestones, and share what we’re all doing around the world.

One fine day our president Gaurav Bhaiya asked for a web developer and I decided to build this portal, not just as a tech project, but as a heartfelt gift to the JNVPJAA family.
It’s a small way to give back to the community that helped shape who I am today. I hope it helps us all stay a little closer, no matter where life takes us.

What’s Inside?

This portal is packed with powerful, easy-to-use features that actually matter:

🎉 Event Management (with admin approval flow)
✍️ Self-hosted Blogs (again, admin-approved to keep things clean)
📸 Photo Galleries from events and alumni memories
📇 Alumni Directory (with optional privacy mode)
🏢 Businesses by Alumni – support your batchmates!
👥 Batch Coordinators Directory
💳 Billing & Transactions – track payments and receipts
🙋 Individual Profile Pages with fun birthday effects 🎂

And we’re just getting started.

Built Smart, Not Expensive

The biggest win? This thing runs smooth and costs next to nothing to maintain. Thanks to a modern, distributed tech stack, we’ve got a highly scalable, secure, and fast system—without bleeding money.

Here’s how we kept costs down and performance high:

Frontend: Next.js on Vercel (free tier covers a lot!)
Backend: Express + Node.js on a reliable VPS (minimal monthly spend)
Database: PostgreSQL via Supabase (solid, affordable, and fast)
File Storage & CDN: Cloudflare – efficient and blazing-fast
Emails: Zeptomail for transactional + Nodemailer setup
Analytics: Google Analytics + Vercel Analytics combo
Design: Clean UI with MUI v6
Progressive Web App: Enabled with Workbox (so it works offline too!)
Developer Experience: GraphQL (Apollo) + Prisma ORM + Nexus for a clean developer experience that scales well as we grow.

And of course a clean design and easy to navigate user experience.

It’s Not Just Tech. It’s Thoughtful.

Every feature has been built with a deep understanding of how alumni associations actually function. From admin approval workflows to profile privacy, and from transaction tracking to event publishing—everything is custom-fit.

The portal’s already running like a dream, and I’m excited about what’s next. 🤠

Built for JNVPJAA, Ready for All

Many alumni associations end up paying a fortune for clunky, outdated portals that are more pain than help. If you or your friends are part of such a group, I feel you. That’s why this project is just the beginning. Very soon, I’ll be offering this same solution to alumni associations worldwide—at a fraction of the cost.

If your alumni group is stuck with an overpriced mess of a portal, hit me up. Let’s fix that. Don’t forget to share this with friends who are still stuck using outdated and poorly designed alumni systems. 🚀

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Lastly, I’d love for all of you to engage more and share your feedback or report any bugs directly, so we can keep improving it together.

Inside the New Alumni Web Portal