Blog Platform Using Rest API

A simple blog platform built with Django and Django REST Framework. Users can register, log in, create posts, comment, and browse posts by category. The project features JWT authentication, a RESTful API, and a clean web interface.

Features

• User registration and authentication (session & JWT)
• Create, edit, and delete blog posts
• Comment on posts
• Category management
• RESTful API endpoints
• Error logging to a central log file

Tech Stack

• Python 3
• Django
• Django REST Framework
• SimpleJWT (for JWT authentication)
• SQLite (default, can be changed)
• HTML/CSS/JS (Bootstrap for frontend)

Installation & Setup

Linux

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Prathameshsci369/Blog-Platform-Using-Rest_API/
   cd Blog-Platform-Using-Rest_API

2. Run the setup script:

   bash setup.sh

   This will:
   • Create a virtual environment (newvenv)
   • Install dependencies
   • Run migrations
   • Collect static files
   • Optionally create a superuser
3. Run the development server:

   source newvenv/bin/activate
   python blog_platform/manage.py runserver

4. Access the app: Open http://127.0.0.1:8000/ in your browser.

Windows

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Prathameshsci369/Blog-Platform-Using-Rest_API/
   cd application

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   python -m venv newvenv
   newvenv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install --upgrade pip
   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run migrations and collect static files:

   python blog_platform/manage.py makemigrations
   python blog_platform/manage.py migrate
   python blog_platform/manage.py collectstatic --noinput

5. (Optional) Create a superuser:

   python blog_platform/manage.py createsuperuser

6. Run the development server:

   python blog_platform/manage.py runserver

7. Access the app: Open http://127.0.0.1:8000/ in your browser.

Logging

All errors are logged to blog_platform/blog_platform.log for easy debugging.

License

MIT License