Welcome to SportChat, a dynamic Django application that brings sports enthusiasts together to discuss their favorite sports, create groups, and share their thoughts. This project participates in Hacktoberest 2023 and all successful PRs made here will be counted among the successful pull requests that you'd need to make in order to be eligible for the Hacktoberfest appreciation.We invite you to join our vibrant community and contribute to making SportChat even better during Hacktoberfest 2023!
SportChat is a platform for sports fans to connect, discuss their favorite teams, and stay updated with the latest sports news. Here are some of the key features:
- User Authentication: Securely sign up and log in to your SportChat account.
- Group Creation: Create your sports discussion groups to connect with like-minded fans.
- Group Joining: Join existing groups to engage in discussions about specific sports or teams.
- Group Posts: Share your thoughts, news, and updates with your group members through posts.
- Real-time Chat: Enjoy real-time chat functionality within your groups.
- Python
- HTML/CSS/JavaScript (Basic-Intermediate)
- First check
contributing.md
for details on how to work with github. - Go to the "
Issues
" and pick the issue best suitable for you. - Read the issue - Understand it well - Leave a comment - start working on the issue
- New and creative approches are appreciable.
- Intiate a
PR
.
Visual Studio Code (by Microsoft) - LINK
PyCharm (by Jetbrains) - LINK
Download and install the latest version of Python from this LINK.
Don’t forget to check the option which says “Add Python to PATH” in the installation wizard.
py -m pip install --upgrade pip
py -m venv <name_for_your_virtual_environment>
.\<name_of_your_virtual_environment>\Scripts\activate
It’s a good practice to develop a project in a venv because it enables you to install all the project-specific packages locally.
Use the command deactivate to deactivate the virtual environment.
pip install django
pip install django-bootstrap4
git clone https://github.com/MSTC-DA-IICT/HacktoberFest23-Django-SportChat-WebApp.git
cd <name_of_your_project>
Start the local server on your machine by using the command -
py manage.py runserver
These should be the last two lines displayed in your terminal -
Starting development server at http://127.0.0.1:8000/
Quit the server with CTRL-BREAK.
sportchat,accounts,posts,groups are different apps to fulfill the functionalities . sportchat is the main app which contains settings.py and urls.py for the project.
Happy Developing! 😇
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Write to us at microsoftclub@daiict.ac.in