Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - Homestay Management System

Q: What is the Homestay Management System? A: The Homestay Management System is a comprehensive solution designed to help homestay operators efficiently manage their properties, bookings, and customers. It consists of a user frontend, an admin frontend, and a backend service API.

Q: What technologies are used in the Homestay Management System? A: The frontend is built with Vue 3, Element Plus, Pinia, TypeScript, Vite, Axios, and ECharts. The backend is built with Spring Boot, MySQL, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security + JWT, and Maven.

Q: What are the key features of the user frontend? A: Key features include property browsing and searching, an online booking system, user account management, order history query, and reviews & feedback.

Q: What are the key features of the admin frontend? A: Key features include property management, order management, user management, data statistics & analysis, and system settings.

Q: What are the key features of the backend service API? A: Key features include a RESTful API, user authentication & authorization, data persistence, business logic processing, and file upload & management.

Q: What is an MCP Server, and how does it relate to this system? A: MCP (Model Context Protocol) server acts as a bridge, allowing AI models to access and interact with external data sources. It provides context to LLMs, enabling features like intelligent automation and data-driven insights within the Homestay Management System.

Q: What are the environment requirements for running the frontend? A: You need Node.js 14.18+ and npm or yarn.

Q: What are the environment requirements for running the backend? A: You need JDK 11+, Maven 3.6+, and MySQL 8.0+.

Q: How do I install and run the Homestay Management System? A: First, clone the repository. Then, navigate to the homestay-front and homestay-admin directories, run npm install and npm run dev in each. For the backend, navigate to the homestay-backend directory, run mvn clean install and mvn spring-boot:run. Finally, create a MySQL database named homestay_db and configure the database connection parameters in application.properties.

Q: What is UBOS, and how does it enhance the Homestay Management System? A: UBOS is a full-stack AI Agent Development Platform focused on bringing AI Agents to every business department. Integrating the Homestay Management System with UBOS allows for orchestration of AI Agents, connection with enterprise data, and the creation of custom AI Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, improving automation, efficiency, and decision-making.

Q: How can I contribute to the Homestay Management System? A: You can fork the project, create a feature branch, commit your changes, push to the branch, and create a pull request.

Q: What license is the Homestay Management System released under? A: The project is released under the MIT License.

Q: Where can I find the Homestay Management System on UBOS? A: You can find the Homestay Management System on the UBOS Asset Marketplace: https://ubos.tech.