team13-socialmedia

social media project for b461/561 class - team 13

Frontend is hosted at http://koobecaffrontend.herokuapp.com/

Technology Stack:

• NextJS
• Django Rest Framework
• PostgreSQL
• Redux Toolkit
• Redux Persist
• JWT

Features of the app include:

• Login and Registration:

  • When the user signs up, a validation email is sent with an activation link. Only, when the user clicks on this link he/she will be able to log in.
  • Forgot password functionality implemented.
  • For authentication, JWT is used

• Posts and User Profile:

  • After login, a landing page is displayed with all the user's posts and a navigation menu on the left side.
  • Used can make posts, which will be seen by all the other users
  • User can edit their own profile and view their own posts. He can also visit other users' profiles and view their posts.

• Search System:

  • Users can search for other users and posts

• Pages, Events, and Notifications:

  • Users can create Pages that other users can follow.
  • This Page can create Events. All the users following the Page will get notifications about the event.

• Chat:

  • Users can chat with other users on a real-time basis

• Dark Mode:

  • Users can toggle between Dark mode and normal mode while using the app.