DevCircle is an open-source platform designed to boost coding communities within colleges through fair and active peer-to-peer support. Instead of fighting for visibility on crowded global platforms, SwapUp creates a focused, trust-based space where developers help each other — and grow together.
New developers often struggle with:
- Getting real feedback on projects
- Receiving GitHub stars or follows
- Finding collaboration partners
- Feeling isolated in their coding journey
DevCircle fixes this by letting you:
- ✅ Request help (code review, bug fix, GitHub star, project collab)
- ✅ Earn help credits by helping others
- ✅ Connect only with active users in your college
- ✅ Build your college's dev culture with no spam, no noise
- 🔁 Mutual help system (you give, you get)
- 🧠 Smart matchmaker (active, fair users only)
- 🎓 Private college instances (self-hosted)
- ⭐ GitHub integration
- ⚖️ Karma / Help Score logic
- 📈 Leaderboard & weekly activity tracker
Every college can self-host DevCircle to strengthen its local developer community. It’s not about building another LinkedIn — it’s about building trust, accountability, and support at the grassroots level.
- Frontend: React + Tailwind
- Backend: Node.js + Express
- Database: MongoDB
- Auth: GitHub OAuth + College domain verify
- Deployment: Vercel / Railway / Docker (college servers)
DevCircle is fully open-source and designed to be forked and customized for any college. Contributions, feedback, and feature suggestions are always welcome!
Want to set up SwapUp for your college?
Have suggestions or ideas?
Feel free to open an issue, submit a PR, or reach out on [Discord/Email/Your Preferred Channel]