Django Blog

A simple blog application built with Django. Live Demo: https://django-blog-app-743225501073.asia-south1.run.app

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Features

• User authentication (register, login, logout)
• Create, edit, and delete blog posts
• Comment on posts
• Responsive UI using HTML templates
• Admin panel for managing posts and users

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Deployment

This application is dockerized and deployed on Google Cloud Run for easy, scalable hosting.

• The app runs inside a Docker container using Gunicorn as the production server.
• Static files are collected and served properly inside the container.
• Deployment is automated with Google Cloud Build and Cloud Run for seamless updates.

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Setup Instructions (Local Development)

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/j-harishankar/django-blog.git
   cd django-blog

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

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

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Apply migrations:

   python manage.py migrate

5. Create a superuser (admin access):

   python manage.py createsuperuser

6. Run the development server:

   python manage.py runserver

7. Visit the app: Open your browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:8000/

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Contributing

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b feature/YourFeature
3. Commit your changes.
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature/YourFeature
5. Open a pull request.

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This way, users understand your app is dockerized and deployed live, but they also have instructions to run it locally.

Want me to help you draft a short Docker usage section too?