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Features

Everything a hostel runs on, built to work together

One shared model of hostels, rooms, beds and residents powers every module, so nothing is entered twice and nothing falls through the cracks.

Rooms, beds & allocation

Model every hostel, building, floor, room and bed. Allocate in two clicks and see live occupancy at a glance.

  • Visual room grid with occupancy states
  • Double-booking prevented at the database level
  • Transfers and vacating with full history

Resident records

A single, searchable profile for every student: contacts, guardians, documents, fees, attendance and history.

  • Guardian & emergency contacts
  • Document vault per student
  • Portal invitations in one click
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Attendance

Wardens mark nightly roll-call per hostel in seconds; students see their own record.

  • Bulk mark present / absent
  • Approved leave pre-filled
  • Date-range history & summaries
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Leave management

Students apply from their phone. Wardens approve with remarks. Everyone is notified automatically.

  • Destination & contact capture
  • Approve / reject with remarks
  • Who is away today, at a glance

Complaints & maintenance

Every issue gets a reference, priority, owner and timeline until it is resolved and closed.

  • Pending → in review → assigned → resolved → closed
  • Photos & attachments
  • Internal staff notes
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Visitor management

Pre-approved visitor requests, walk-in registration and a clean check-in / check-out desk view.

  • Student-initiated requests
  • Front-desk check-in board
  • Searchable visitor history
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Fees & receipts

Define fee structures, raise charges in bulk, record payments and issue numbered receipts.

  • Outstanding & overdue tracking
  • Partial payments
  • Printable receipts
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Notices & notifications

Publish notices to a hostel, to students or to wardens, delivered in-app and by email.

  • Audience & hostel targeting
  • Pinned and urgent notices
  • Real-time in-app bell
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Reports

Occupancy, attendance, collections, outstanding balances, complaints and visitors with date filters.

  • Date-range filters
  • CSV export
  • Hostel-level breakdowns
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Security & audit

Tenant isolation enforced in PostgreSQL, role-based access and a tamper-resistant audit trail.

  • Row Level Security on every table
  • Role-scoped portals
  • Who-did-what audit log
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Documents

Store ID proofs, agreements and policies securely with per-role visibility.

  • Private storage buckets
  • Signed, expiring download links
  • Student-visible policies
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Built-in notifications

The right people hear about leave, complaints, visitors, fees and payments the moment they happen.

  • Role-aware routing
  • Email via Resend
  • Unread counters
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Portals

Built around the people who use it

Admin

The whole organization at a glance

  • Occupancy, collections and open issues across every hostel
  • Rooms, beds, allocation and transfers
  • Fees, payments, reports and audit logs
  • Team, billing and organization settings

Warden

A focused desk for daily operations

  • Only the hostels they are assigned to
  • Roll-call, leave approvals and visitor desk
  • Complaint handling, incidents and inspections
  • No access to billing or sensitive settings

Student

A mobile-first self-service portal

  • Room, bed, fee status and payment history
  • Apply for leave and request visitors
  • Raise complaints with photos and track progress
  • Notices, documents and hostel rules

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