Network_Project

A twitter like social networking app. Only for educational purpose.
Features:

• New Post
• All Posts
• Profile Page
• Following
• Pagination
• Edit Post
• “Like” and “Unlike”
  App link: https://network-project-5q7j.onrender.com/

Prerequisites

Docker Docker Compose Python 3.11

Installation

1. Clone the repository

bash

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/network_project.git

cd network_project

2. Create a .venv file

Create a .venv file in the root of your project and add the following environment variables: python -m venv .venv

3. Build and run the Docker containers

Build and run the containers using Docker Compose:

bash

docker-compose up --build

This command will:

Start a PostgreSQL database container using the db_social service.
Start a Django web application container using the web service.

4. Apply database migrations

Run the following command to apply database migrations:

bash docker-compose run web python manage.py makemigrations docker-compose run web python manage.py migrate

5. Create a superuser

To create an admin user for accessing the Django admin panel, run:

bash

docker-compose run web python manage.py createsuperuser

Follow the prompts to set up your admin user credentials. 6. Access the application

Once the containers are running, you can access the application at:

Web application: http://localhost:8000
Django Admin: http://localhost:8000/admin

Using Gunicorn

Gunicorn is used as the WSGI HTTP server to serve the Django application. It's configured to run in the web service of the Docker setup with the following command:

bash

gunicorn project4.wsgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:8000

Customizing Gunicorn Settings

If you need to customize Gunicorn settings such as the number of worker processes or timeout settings, you can modify the command in the docker-compose.yml file under the web service. Running Tests

To run tests, use the following command:

bash

docker-compose run web python manage.py test

Stopping the Application

To stop the Docker containers, run:

bash

docker-compose down

Requirements

The requirements.txt file includes all necessary Python dependencies:

Project Structure

docker-compose.yml: Configuration for Docker Compose, which defines services for the database and web application.
Dockerfile: Defines the environment and instructions for building the Django web application container.
requirements.txt: Lists Python dependencies required for the project.
project4/wsgi.py: WSGI configuration used by Gunicorn to serve the Django application.

Deployment

For deployment, the application is set up to use Gunicorn as the WSGI server, which is a common choice for running Python web applications in a production environment due to its performance and scalability.