Django Gallery With Login and Registration

This is an example of a Django project providing basic user authentication and related functionality. The template includes login, registration, password management, and more, as well as additional features like a gallery and a basic chat application with rest apis usign Django rest framework.

Features

• Login & Authentication:
  • Log in with username and password
  • "Remember me" checkbox (optional)
• Account Management:
  • Create an account
  • Reset password
  • Resend an activation code
  • Change password
  • Change email
  • Change profile information
• Additional Features:
  • Gallery for images
  • Download files from a URL and upload to Google Drive (requires a token in the base/Gdrive folder)
  • Chat application with websocket (ensure redis is installed on your system)
  • Feedback form
• APIs:
  • REST APIs for all views (for integration with external systems)

Credentials (default for testing)

• Username: admin
  Password: serveradmin987

• Username: test_user
  Password: test@123

Installation

1. Install Dependencies & Set Up Virtual Environment

To get started, install the required dependencies and activate a virtual environment:

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Configure Settings

Ensure the following configurations are done:

• Database Connection: Edit the settings to connect to your desired database.
• SMTP Server: Configure the SMTP server settings for email-related functionality.
• Google Drive Token: Place the Google Drive token in base/Gdrive to enable file downloading and uploading to Google Drive.
• Define Trusted origins for CORS and CSRF in env files.

You can add environment variables in a .env file to configure settings like database credentials, SMTP server settings, and Google Drive token.

3. Create Required Groups, Superuser, and Test Users

If you are using a new database, create the necessary groups, superuser, and test users:

python3 manage.py creategroups
python3 manage.py loadadmin 1 --admin
python3 manage.py loadadmin 2 -p test

• The first command creates necessary user groups.
• The second command creates an admin user with username admin and password serveradmin987.
• The third command creates a test user with username test_user and password test@123.

Running the Project

Development Server

To run the development server, execute the following command:

python3 manage.py runserver

This will start the server at http://localhost:8000.

Docker & HTTPS

If you prefer to use Docker with Nginx and HTTPS, you can run the project using Docker Compose:

docker compose up -d

This will start the application with HTTPS on your local environment. Docker comes with self-signed certificate consider changing it according to your need.

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