README.md

Social Media Feed using Django

This is a Django-based web application that implements a social media feed with features such as user authentication, posting, liking, commenting, searching other users, and managing user profiles.

Features

• User registration and authentication (signup/login)
• Create, view, like, and comment on posts
• Search for other users
• Manage user profile (change username)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/shravanngoswamii/social-media-feed-django.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd django-social-media-feed

3. Create and activate a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

pip install virtualenv # if not already installed

Creating Virtual Environment:

virtualenv myenv

Activating Virtual Environment: On Windows:

myenv\Scripts\activate

On Mac or Linux:

source myenv/bin/activate

3. Install the required dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Apply database migrations: On Windows:

python manage.py makemigrations

python manage.py migrate

On Mac or Linux:

python3 manage.py makemigrations

python3 manage.py migrate

6. Create a superuser (optional, but required for admin access):

python manage.py createsuperuser

7. Start the development server:

python manage.py runserver

The application should now be accessible at http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

Video Demonstration:

Social-Media-Feed-Demo.mp4

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.