EduNova

EduNova is a Django-based educational platform for mapping a program to a job and the relevant skills required by a student , managing programs, courses, skills, and careers. It features a custom user model with email authentication, an admin dashboard, user signup with autogenerated passwords, and a modern Bootstrap-styled UI.

Features

• Custom user model with email as the login field
• User signup with autogenerated password sent to email
• Email-based authentication (no username)
• Admin dashboard with statistics cards (courses, careers, skills)
• Course cards showing related skills and jobs
• Profile management for users
• Responsive Bootstrap 5 UI with icons

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/mumbimuthiga/edunova.git
   cd edunova

2. Create and activate a virtual environment

   python -m venv venv
   venv\Scripts\activate  # On Windows
   # or
   source venv/bin/activate  # On macOS/Linux

3. Install dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Configure environment variables

   • Copy .env.example to .env and set your secret key, database, and email settings.

5. Apply migrations

   python manage.py makemigrations
   python manage.py migrate

6. Create a superuser

   python manage.py createsuperuser

7. Run the development server

   python manage.py runserver

8. Access the app

   • Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/ in your browser.

Project Structure

edunova/
├── adminsection/
│   └── templates/admin/
│       ├── dashboard.html
│       ├── profile.html
│       └── adminsection_base.html
├── users/
│   ├── models.py
│   ├── forms.py
│   ├── views.py
│   └── templates/users/
│       └── signup.html
├── programs/
│   └── models.py
├── pages/
│   └── templates/pages/
│       └── home.html
├── edunova/
│   └── settings.py
└── requirements.txt

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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Made with Django & Bootstrap 5