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Crypto Tracker

Crypto Tracker is a web application that allows users to stay updated with real-time cryptocurrency prices and charts. It enables users to track their cryptocurrency portfolio and monitor their investments with ease.

Features

• Real-time cryptocurrency prices and charts
• Portfolio tracking functionality
• User-friendly interface
• Ccxt apis implementation https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt

Installation

To run Crypto Tracker locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/crypto-tracker.git
   

2. Create venv in CryptocurrencyTracker/

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate 
   

3. Install requirements.txt

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

4. Create local_settings.py in crypto_tracker/crypto_tracker:

#DJANGO SECRET KEY
SECRET_KEY = you can get it from django.core.management.utils.get_random_secret_key(), or https://miniwebtool.com/django-secret-key-generator/

#DATABASE SETTINGS
POSTGRES_HOST = 'postgres'
POSTGRES_DB = 'tracker_database'
POSTGRES_USER = 'user'
POSTGRES_PASSWORD = 'pass'
POSTGRES_PORT = 5432

# ENCRYPTION SETTINGS
KEY_INSTANCE = 32 byte key, generated from Fernet.generate_key(), you may find it in ecryption_config.py

5. Create docker images, and launch servers:

   You need to have wsl linux distro, if you are running on windows!

   Docker only works in linux enviroment !

   Run docker app, and run these commands in CryptocurrencyTracker/

   docker-compose build
   docker-compose up
   

You may now, try to launch http://localhost:8000/ in your browser you can change ALLOWED_HOSTS in settings.py file to suit your liking.