SOSE Website - Hackathon-sose-225

We built a public SOSE website to improve accessibility and visibility for CSUN’s Society of Software Engineers, creating a central hub for members and students interested in software engineering.

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Inspiration

We noticed SOSE lacked an accessible online presence, making it difficult for members and prospective students to learn about the club. We wanted to fix that by creating a central hub for everything SOSE.

What it does

The SOSE website provides information about the club, leadership, events, tutoring, and merchandise—all in one place. It connects students to resources and helps promote the SOSE community at CSUN.

How we built it

We used HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for the frontend, hosted it on Ubuntu 24.04 with Apache2, and connected it to the internet using Cloudflare Tunnel. ZeroTier enabled remote access, and GitHub handled version control.

Challenges we ran into

We faced challenges with server configuration, tunneling setup, and syncing contributions between multiple developers. Ensuring reliable uptime on a locally hosted server also required troubleshooting.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We successfully built and deployed a functional public website for SOSE, purchased a custom domain, and created a fully self-hosted environment—all within the hackathon timeframe.

What we learned

We learned how to configure web servers, use Cloudflare Tunnel and ZeroTier for networking, collaborate effectively through GitHub, and manage a full deployment process from scratch.

What's next for SOSE Website - Hackathon-sose-225

We plan to add authentication for members, integrate event calendars, improve mobile design, and eventually migrate the hosting to a dedicated SOSE-owned server for long-term use.

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