🌐 SocialConnect

SocialConnect is a full-stack social media platform where users can connect, share posts.
It features a modern React + TypeScript frontend and a Django REST Framework backend with JWT authentication.

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🚀 Features

👤 User

• Secure JWT-based authentication (login, register, password reset, email verification, forgot password).
• Profile management (edit/update, avatar upload).
• Follow / unfollow system.

📌 Posts

• Create, update, and delete posts.
• Like & unlike posts.
• Comment functionality.

💬 Notifications

• Notifications for likes, comments, follows.

🛡️ Admin

• Manage users and delete posts.
• View total stats for posts and users.

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🏗️ Project Structure

socialconnect/
│── backend/ # Django project settings
│── accounts/ # User authentication & profiles
│── adminpanel/ # Admin features
│── posts/ # Post, likes, comments, reports
│── notifications/ # Notifications system
│── frontend/ # React + TypeScript frontend
│── manage.py # Django entrypoint
│── requirements.txt # Python dependencies
│── package.json # Frontend dependencies
│── .env # Environment variables

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⚙️ Tech Stack

Backend: Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL, JWT
Frontend: React + TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS
Storage: Supabase
Deployment: Render (backend), Netlify (frontend)

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🛠️ Installation & Setup

1. Clone the Repository

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

2. Backend Setup (Django)

cd backend
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate   # Linux/Mac
venv\Scripts\activate      # Windows

pip install -r requirements.txt
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py runserver

3. Frontend Setup (React + TS)

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev