valentindush/blog

Blog App

Overview

This project is a blog application with a frontend built using React/Next.js and a backend built with Django (using MySQL database).

Project Structure

The project is organized into two main folders:

• client: Contains the React/Next.js frontend application.
• server: Contains the Django backend application.

Client (Front-end)

Prerequisites

• Node.js (version 14.x or later)

Setup and Running

1. Navigate to the client directory:

   cd client

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start server in development mode:

   npm run dev

   The frontend server will be running on http://locahost:3000

Server (Back-end)

Prerequisites

• Python 3.9 or later
• MySQL database

Setup and Running

1. Navigate to the server directory:

   cd server

2. Create and activate a virtual environment (recommended):

   python -m venv venv 
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Configure database:
   Update the settings.py file with your MySQL (or PostgreSQL) database configuration.

   # settings.py
   
    DATABASES = {
        'default': {
            'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
            'NAME': 'your_database_name',
            'USER': 'your_database_user',
            'PASSWORD': 'your_database_password',
            'HOST': 'localhost',
            'PORT': '3306',
        }
    }

   For PostgreSQL it would be:

   # settings.py
   
   DATABASES = {
       'default': {
           'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
           'NAME': 'your_database_name',
           'USER': 'your_database_user',
           'PASSWORD': 'your_database_password',
           'HOST': 'localhost',
           'PORT': '3306',
       }
   }

5. Run migrations:

   python manage.py makemigrations
   python manage.py migrate

6. Start development server:

   python manage.py runserver

   The backend server will be running on http://locahost:8000

   API docs on http://locahost:8000/swagger