Task Manager App - Django Backend

This is the backend of the Task Manager web application built with Django and Django REST Framework. It provides a RESTful API that supports user authentication and task management.

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✅ Features

• User registration (custom view)
• JWT login and token refresh (via SimpleJWT)
• Authenticated CRUD operations for tasks
• Each user can manage their own tasks
• Designed to work with a React frontend

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🛠 Technologies Used

• Python
• Django
• Django REST Framework
• Simple JWT (authentication)
• SQLite (default, can use PostgreSQL in prod)
• CORS Headers (for frontend connection)

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Pad96pages/taskmanager-backend.git
cd taskmanager-backend

2. Create a virtual environment

python -m venv env source env/bin/activate # On Windows: env\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

If you don’t have a requirements.txt, you can run: pip install django djangorestframework djangorestframework-simplejwt django-cors-headers

4. Run migrations

python manage.py makemigrations python manage.py migrate

5. Start the server

python manage.py runserver

Test the backend using POSTMAN POST, GET, PUT, DELETE

CORS Setup (for React)

In settings.py: INSTALLED_APPS = [ ... 'corsheaders', ... ]

MIDDLEWARE = [ 'corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware', ... ]

CORS_ALLOW_ALL_ORIGINS = True

Frontend Repository

https://github.com/Pad96pages/taskmanager-frontend

Have a good time!