NearBy is a student-centric web platform built to simplify the process of finding rental rooms, PGs, hostels, and essential local services in a new city.
The platform eliminates broker dependency and connects students, property owners, and local service providers directly in a trusted, user-friendly environment.
When students move to a new city for education, they often face challenges such as:
- Difficulty finding safe and affordable accommodation
- High brokerage charges
- Unreliable listings and lack of trust
- No single platform for daily local services (food, milk, gas, etc.)
- Feeling lost without local guidance
NearBy solves these problems by providing:
- Verified accommodation listings near campuses
- Direct communication with owners and service providers
- Local guidance for food, transport, and daily needs
- AI-powered chatbot support
- A modern, clean, and mobile-friendly interface
The platform is designed by students, for students, keeping real-life needs in mind.
✨ Features 🏡 Accommodation Discovery
Browse PGs, rooms, flats, and hostels
Student-focused listings near campuses
Advanced filters:
Location
Rent range
Accommodation type
Gender preference (Male / Female / Family)
Facilities (Wi-Fi, Food, Parking, Water, Electricity, CCTV, Power Backup)
🧑🤝🧑 Multi-Role User System
Supports multiple user roles:
Students
Property Owners
Local Service Providers
Dedicated dashboards for each role
Role-based access and functionality
🏠 Property & Listing Management
Property owners can:
Add new accommodation listings
Edit and manage their listings
Service providers can:
Add and manage local service listings
Listings update in real time for users
🧺 Local Services Directory
Discover essential local services:
Tiffin / Mess services
Milk (Doodh) providers
Gas suppliers
Vegetable (Sabji) vendors
Other daily-need services
Everything accessible from one platform
🤖 AI-Powered Chatbot Assistance
Integrated AI chatbot (Gemini AI)
Available on:
Home page
Search page
User dashboards
Provides:
Accommodation and service guidance
Local help and suggestions
Student-friendly Q&A
Login-based access control
Secure chat history storage
Works on both local and live servers
📍 Local Guidance & Discovery
Helps students find:
Nearby food options
Transport information
Hospitals and essential shops
Acts as a digital local guide for new students
🔐 Authentication & Security
Secure login and authentication system
Role-based access control
Guest users can:
View listings
View chatbot interface (login required to interact)
Clean session and backend handling
📱 Responsive & Modern UI
Fully responsive across all devices
Clean, modern, and student-friendly design
Glassmorphism UI with a light green theme
🌐 Map & Location Integration
Location-based discovery of rooms and services
Map API integration for better navigation
⚡ Performance & Usability
AJAX-based interactions for faster performance
Smooth and intuitive user experience
Minimal and easy-to-navigate interface
🔗 Website: https://sumitrathor.rf.gd/nearby/
🔗 GitHub Repository: https://github.com/sumitrathor1/nearby
- PG, Flat, Room, Hostel listings
- Advanced filters:
- Location
- Rent range
- Accommodation type
- Allowed for (Male / Female / Family)
- Facilities (Wi-Fi, Food, Parking, Water, Electricity, CCTV, Power Backup)
Users on NearBy can be:
- Students (Juniors and Seniors)
- Home / Room Owners
- Local Service Providers:
- Tiffin / Mess services
- Milk (Doodh) providers
- Gas suppliers
- Vegetable (Sabji) vendors
- Other daily-need services
Each role can create and manage their own listings.
- Available on:
- Home Page
- Search Page
- Junior & Senior Dashboards
- Login-based access control
- Features:
- Room and service guidance
- Local help suggestions
- Student-friendly Q&A
- Chat history stored securely
- Works seamlessly on local and live servers
- Nearby food options
- Transport information
- Hospitals, shops, and essential services
- Helps new students settle quickly and confidently
- Secure login system
- Role-based access
- Guest users can view chatbot but must login to use it
- Clean session and backend handling
- HTML5 - Semantic markup
- CSS3 - Custom styling with Glassmorphism UI
- Bootstrap 5.3 - Responsive framework
- JavaScript (ES6) - Interactive functionality
- PHP - Server-side logic
- MySQL (MySQLi) - Database management
- AJAX - Asynchronous data loading
- Google APIs - Maps and authentication
- Gemini AI - Chatbot functionality
- Firebase - Additional services
- Admin verification for listings
- Rating & review system
- Second-hand products marketplace
- Push notifications
- Mobile app version
- Advanced AI recommendations
- Dark/Light mode toggle
✅ No brokerage fees
✅ Student-friendly platform
✅ Trusted & direct connections
✅ AI-powered assistance
✅ Local services in one place
✅ Fully responsive design
✅ Easy to scale and extend
We appreciate all contributors who have helped make NearBy better!
| Name | GitHub | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumit Rathor | @sumitrathor1 | Project Lead & Developer | |
| Rana Pooja | @RANAPOOJA321 | UI/UX Designer & Contributor | |
| [Your Name] | @yourusername | Contributor |
Want to contribute? See our Contributing Guidelines and join the team!
This project is currently under development and learning phase.
Licensing and commercial usage terms will be defined in future releases.
Thanks to:
- Open-source community for the amazing tools and libraries
- Student testers and feedback providers for valuable insights
- Mentors and peers who contributed ideas and reviews
- Elite Coders program for the opportunity to collaborate
NearBy – Helping students find a place and feel at home. 🌟