SwiftSend is a comprehensive platform designed for students and faculty members, providing them with a centralized location to upload and share various files, including study materials. It serves as a common hub where registered members can easily access and retrieve these resources. With SwiftSend, the process of file sharing and collaboration becomes streamlined and accessible to all users.

Goal

SwiftSend aims to provide a common platform for college students and faculty members to securely upload and share various study materials. By offering a centralized resource-sharing platform, SwiftSend reduces the need to rely on social media platforms for sharing educational content. Additionally, our vision for the future includes expanding SwiftSend to serve as a comprehensive e-library, catering to the diverse needs of college students.

Tech Stack

• HTML, CSS and Javascript
• Python Django Framework

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Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Development Environment Setup: Linux

Step 1: Installing Python 3.10

Download Python 3.10 or higher

  sudo pacman -S python3

Verify the installation from the command prompt (Terminal) using the following command,

  python --version

Installed version of python will be printed.

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Step 2: Installing Git

  sudo pacman -S git

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Step 3: Clone the Repository

  git clone https://github.com/Dev-Aligator/SwiftSend-Web

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Step 4: Creating Virtual Environment

Install virtualenv

pip3 install virtualenv

Creating Virtual Environment named myvenv

virtualenv myvenv -p python3.7

To Activate myvenv

myvenv\Scripts\activate

To deactivate myvenv

deactivate

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Step 5: Installing Requirements

Note: Before installing requirements, Make sure Virtual Environment is activated.

pip install -r requirements.txt

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Step 6: Making database migrations

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

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Step 7: Creating superuser to access Admin Panel

python manage.py createsuperuser

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Step 8: Running the Project in local server

Note: Before running the project in local server, Make sure you activate the Virtual Environment.

python manage.py runserver

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

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