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Shopology

Shopology is an online marketplace and eCommerce platform similar to Amazon or eBay. Users can create a free account, build a personal dashboard, list items for sale, purchase goods, and interact with other users in a social and commercial environment.

Features

  • User registration and authentication
  • Personalized user dashboard
  • Item listing and browsing
  • Secure buying and selling
  • User-to-user messaging
  • Search and filtering options

Getting Started

Follow these steps to get Shopology running locally on your machine.

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.8+
  • Git (optional, for cloning the repo)

Installation

  1. Clone the repository

    git clone https://github.com/your-username/shopology.git
cd shopology

  2. Create and activate a virtual environment

    • Mac/Linux: 
      python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
    • Windows: 
      python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate

  3. Install dependencies

    pip install -r requirements.txt

  4. Apply migrations

    python manage.py migrate

  5. Run the development server

    python manage.py runserver

  6. Open in browser Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/ in your web browser.

Contributing

Feel free to fork the repository and submit pull requests. Issues and feature requests are welcome!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.