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Overview

What is Chilarai?​

Chilarai is the internal codename for CampusHub, a modern school management platform being developed by Ujan Labs.

The goal of Chilarai is to provide a unified operating system for educational institutions, enabling schools to manage their academic, administrative, financial, and communication processes through a single platform.

The platform is designed to support institutions of varying sizes while maintaining simplicity, scalability, and affordability.

Vision​

To build a modern, extensible, and AI-enabled school operating system that reduces administrative effort and improves operational efficiency for educational institutions.

Problem Statement​

Many schools continue to rely on a mix of spreadsheets, disconnected software products, paper-based workflows, and manual processes.

This creates several challenges:

  • Duplicate data entry
  • Inconsistent records
  • Limited reporting capabilities
  • Difficult communication between stakeholders
  • High administrative effort
  • Poor user experience

Chilarai aims to address these problems through a unified platform.

Core Principles​

Simplicity​

The platform should remain easy to use for administrators, teachers, parents, and students.

Open and Extensible​

The architecture should support future integrations, extensions, and custom workflows without requiring major redesign.

API First​

Business capabilities should be exposed through well-defined APIs to support multiple user experiences and future integrations.

Cloud Native​

The platform should support modern deployment, monitoring, and operational practices.

Security by Design​

Authentication, authorization, auditing, and data protection should be foundational concerns rather than afterthoughts.

AI Ready​

The platform should be designed to accommodate future AI-assisted experiences, automation, reporting, and insight generation.

Initial Functional Areas​

The initial scope includes:

  • User Management
  • School Management
  • Academic Year Management
  • Student Management
  • Admission Management
  • Attendance Management
  • Fee Management
  • Reporting

Additional capabilities will be introduced incrementally as the product matures.

Technology Stack​

Current technology decisions include:

  • Nx Monorepo
  • Next.js
  • NestJS
  • PostgreSQL
  • Zod
  • Keycloak

These decisions are captured in the Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).

Repository Structure​

The Chilarai platform currently consists of:

  • web – Frontend application
  • api – Backend API
  • shared-types – Shared TypeScript contracts
  • shared-validation – Shared validation schemas

Current Status​

Chilarai is currently in the foundation phase.

Completed:

  • Repository setup
  • Monorepo setup
  • Frontend foundation
  • Backend foundation
  • Shared contract library
  • Shared validation library
  • Documentation platform

Upcoming:

  • Domain modelling
  • Authentication
  • Multi-tenant architecture
  • Core business modules
  • Deployment architecture

Intended Audience​

This documentation is intended for:

  • Founders
  • Developers
  • Architects
  • Contributors
  • Future team members

It serves as the primary source of truth for architectural decisions, domain models, implementation guidance, and operational procedures.