InkSpire Blog App

InkSpire is a full-stack blog platform where users can read and manage tech-related blogs with category filters, pagination, and a clean UI.

Live: https://inkspire-p7wi.onrender.com

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Tech Stack

🔹 Backend (Django + DRF)

• Django
• Django REST Framework
• SQLite
• Whitenoise (for static file serving)
• Custom User Model

🔹 Frontend (React)

• React.js
• Axios
• Tailwind CSS

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Features

• Create, Update, Delete Blogs (Admin)
• Paginated Blog List API
• Admin Dashboard
• Categories Support
• Featured Images Upload
• Auth system with Custom User

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🚀 Getting Started (Local Setup)

1: Clone the Repo

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/InkSpire-Blog-App.git
cd InkSpire-Blog-App

2: Backend setup

a) Create a virtual environment (Optional but recommended)

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # For macOS/Linux
venv\Scripts\activate     # For Windows

b) Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

c) Run the build script

./build.sh

3: Frontend setup

cd frontend   # or wherever your frontend folder is
npm install
npm start