Social Media Platform using Django

Welcome to the Social Media Platform project built using Django! This project aims to create a basic social media platform where users can register, log in, post updates, connect with friends, and more. The platform provides a foundation that you can extend and customize to create your own unique social media experience.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Usage
• Contributing

Features

• User registration and authentication
• User profiles with profile pictures and bio
• News feed displaying posts from friends
• Post creation and deletion
• Like on posts
• Follow to a user & see its post on home feed
• unfollow to a user
• User search functionality
• Responsive and user-friendly design

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:

• Python (version 3.6 or higher)
• Django (version 3.2 or higher)
• Git

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Anas436/Instagram-Clone.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd social-media

3. Create a virtual environment (recommended):

   virtualenv venv

4. Activate the virtual environment:

   • On Windows:

     venv\Scripts\activate

   • On macOS and Linux:

     source venv/bin/activate

5. Install the project dependencies:

   pip install pillow

6. Perform database migrations:

   python manage.py migrate

7. Create a superuser account for administrative access:

   python manage.py createsuperuser

8. Run the development server:

   python manage.py runserver

9. Access the application in your web browser at http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

Usage

• Register a new account or log in with an existing account.
• Customize your profile by adding a profile picture and bio.
• Search for other users.
• Create and delete your own posts.
• Like on posts from friends.
• Follow to a user & see its post on home feed
• unfollow to a user
• Explore the news feed to see posts from friends.
• Log out when you're done using the platform.

Contributing

Contributions to this project are welcome! To contribute, follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix: git checkout -b feature-name.
3. Make your changes and commit them: git commit -m "Add feature".
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature-name.
5. Open a pull request describing your changes.

References

• YouTube Link here

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