# OpenMicHub — Artist Collaboration Platform

> A real-time artist performance platform with live interaction and virtual coin-based engagement.

- **Exhibit:** E
- **Kind:** Real-Time App
- **Role:** Backend, team of four
- **Status:** Completed
- **Stack:** Angular, Spring Boot, MySQL, WebSocket
- **Source:** https://github.com/dahalutsab/OpenMicHub
- **Canonical page:** https://dahalutsab.com.np/case-files/openmichub

## The brief

OpenMicHub lets artists host open mic sessions, where audiences engage in real time through live chat and virtual coin support.

It was built twice. The first version was a 4th semester team project in PHP, MySQL and AJAX, with a WebSocket layer for the live pieces. It was then rebuilt on Spring Boot and Angular for Ambition Hackfest 2025, where it took the Social Impact Award.

## What it does

- Live open mic sessions
- Real-time chat and interaction
- Virtual coin reward system
- Artist profile and uploads
- Audience engagement features
- Session analytics

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Source: https://dahalutsab.com.np/case-files/openmichub
From The Utsab Dahal Times — the record of Utsab Dahal, Backend Developer — Spring Boot & DevOps, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Full record: https://dahalutsab.com.np/llms-full.txt