Django-Shoping

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🎯 About

Django-Shoping is a simple E-commerce website built using Django. This project allows users to browse and purchase products. It includes a robust authentication system that enables users to sign up, log in, and log out. The project utilizes a RESTful API for product browsing and purchasing, with JWT (JSON Web Tokens) for secure user authentication and authorization.

This project is designed as a Full-Stack Training Project, making it an excellent resource for beginners to learn how to build a full-stack application using Django and React.

you can see the live demo here

✨ Features

Users Can:

• Register and log in securely.
• Browse and purchase products using PayPal .
• View and update their profile information.
• Access their order history.

Admin Can:

• Add, update, and delete products.
• Manage orders and user accounts.

General:

• RESTful API: The project uses a RESTful API to handle product browsing and purchasing.
• JWT Authentication: The project uses JWT (JSON Web Tokens) for secure user authentication and authorization.
• PayPal Integration: The project integrates PayPal for payment processing.
• Responsive Design: The project is designed to be responsive and mobile-friendly.

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🚀 Technologies

The following tools and frameworks were used in this project:

• Backend:

  • Django
  • Django REST Framework
  • django-simple-jwt
  • AWS S3 for file storage.
  • AWS RDS for database management.
  • Cloudinary Storage for media storage.
  • PostgreSQL for the database.

• Frontend:

  • React
  • React Bootstrap
  • Axios for API requests.
  • redux for state management.

• Payment Integration:

  • PayPal

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⚠️ API Documentation will be added soon

✅ Requirements

Before starting, ensure you have the following installed:

• Python 3.x
• Node.js
• npm (Node Package Manager)
• PostgreSQL (or any other database supported by Django)

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🏁 Starting

# Clone this project
$ git clone https://github.com/romanyn36/Django-react-e-commerce.git

# Navigate to the project directory
$ cd Django-react-e-commerce

# Create a virtual environment
$ python -m venv venv

# Activate the virtual environment
$ source venv/bin/activate  # For Linux/Mac
$ venv\Scripts\activate     # For Windows

# Install backend dependencies
$ pip install -r requirements.txt

# Set up environment variables in a .env file
# Example: SECRET_KEY, DATABASE_URL, etc.

# Migrate the database
$ python manage.py migrate

# Run the Django server
$ python manage.py runserver

# please create a superuser to access the admin panel and update email field in the user model http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin
# then login to http://localhost:3000/ you can see the admin panel in the top right corner 
# this won't be visible to the normal users

# Navigate to the frontend directory
$ cd frontend

# Install frontend dependencies
$ npm install

# Start the React development server
$ npm start

# The frontend will be available at http://localhost:3000/

📝 License This project is licensed under the MIT License. For more details, see the LICENSE file.

• Made by Romani – an AI Engineer and Django Developer. Feel free to reach out for collaborations, questions, or new projects!

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