CampusCore v1.0.0: Building an Open-Source Student Management System

Managing academic information involves more than storing student records. Institutions also need attendance tracking, academic structures, marks, grading, reporting, staff workflows, and administrative tools.

I started building CampusCore to bring these essential operations into a single, maintainable, self-hosted application.

Today, CampusCore reaches its first stable release: v1.0.0.

What is CampusCore?

CampusCore is an MIT-licensed, open-source student and academic management system.

It's built around a modular backend architecture and a responsive web client.

The objective is to make academic administration easier to organize while keeping the codebase understandable and extensible.

Features in v1.0.0

Student and academic management

CampusCore includes student profiles, guardian information, academic years, classes, sections, enrollment, and subject management.

Attendance and assessments

The system supports attendance, leave workflows, marks, grading rules, report-card data, and timetables.

Administrative tools

Additional capabilities include staff records, announcements, dashboard metrics, global search, bulk-import validation, exports, institution settings, and audit history.

Web experience

The React/TypeScript frontend provides responsive layouts, theme preferences, accessible navigation, printable report styling, and a Progressive Web App shell.

Technology stack

The project uses:

• ASP.NET Core 9 for the backend API
• Entity Framework Core and PostgreSQL for persistence
• React 19 and TypeScript for the frontend
• Vite for web development and builds
• Docker for containerized deployment
• GitHub Actions for automated validation and release workflows

The backend follows a modular monolith approach, separating domain logic, application services, infrastructure, and API responsibilities.

What ships with v1.0.0?

The release includes self-hosted API server packages for Windows x64, Linux x64, and Apple Silicon macOS, along with the Web/PWA bundle.

There is also a browser companion package for developer installation and an Android debug APK for testing.

The API executables are not standalone desktop applications. They require PostgreSQL and appropriate server configuration. The Android APK is not a production or Google Play release.

Engineering and reliability

CampusCore includes automated tests, deployment checks, production configuration validation, database migration support, and backup/recovery tooling.

These foundations are important because academic applications need more than a functional user interface. They must also account for authorization, data integrity, operational failures, and deployment safety.

What's next?

This first stable release establishes the foundation for continued development.

Future work will focus on stronger deployment workflows, platform packaging, additional testing, and improvements based on practical feedback.

Try CampusCore

GitHub Repository:

https://github.com/sanskarIN/campuscore

Version 1.0.0 Release:

https://github.com/sanskarIN/campuscore/releases/tag/v1.0.0

Developer Website:

https://sanskarin.github.io

If you are interested in educational technology, ASP.NET Core, React, or open-source development, I'd welcome your feedback.

Issues, suggestions, and contributions are appreciated.

CampusCore v1.0.0 — One platform for essential academic operations.