🌐 Social Media Django Project

Welcome to the Social Media Django Project! This feature-rich social media application is built with Django and empowers users to connect, share posts, and engage with each other seamlessly.

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✨ Features

• 🔐 User Authentication: Secure signup, login, and logout functionality.
• 👤 Profile Management: Create, update, and personalize user profiles.
• 📝 Post Management: Effortlessly create, edit, and delete posts.
• 💬 Commenting: Engage with posts through a robust commenting system.
• 🔄 Follow/Unfollow: Connect with other users by following or unfollowing them.
• 🖼️ Media Handling: Upload and showcase images and videos.
• 🛠️ Admin Panel: Manage users, posts, and other content using Django's admin interface.

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🚀 Installation

Follow these steps to set up the project locally:

1⃣️ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/CodeWithRanjHa/Social-Media-Django.git
cd Social-Media-Django

2⃣️ Create and Activate a Virtual Environment

On macOS/Linux:

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

On Windows:

python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate

3⃣️ Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4⃣️ Configure the Database

This project uses MySQL as the database. Ensure you have MySQL installed and configured on your system. Update the settings.py file with the following configuration:

DATABASES = {
    "default": {
        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.mysql",
        "OPTIONS": {
            "read_default_file": "path/to/file/my.cnf",
        },
    }
}

5⃣️ Apply Migrations

python manage.py migrate

6⃣️ Run the Development Server

python manage.py runserver

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🛠️ Usage

1. Open your browser and navigate to: http://127.0.0.1:8000/.
2. To access the admin panel, go to: http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/.

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🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions to enhance this project! Here's how you can help:

• Submit pull requests with new features or bug fixes.
• Raise issues to report bugs or suggest improvements.

Steps to Contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature or fix.
3. Commit your changes with clear and concise messages.
4. Push to your branch and create a pull request.

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• 🎥 YouTube
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• 👥 Facebook

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