Start2Impact Django & Redis Project

This is my Django Redis project for Start2Impact.

The main purpose of this project is to combine Django, Redis, and the Ethereum Goerli testnet blockchain to build a website that allows customers of a second-hand clothing marketplace to track the history of an item through the blockchain.

SecondChance is a Proof of Concept, an exercise focused on determining if an idea can be turned into a reality or not. For this reason, it covers only the item transaction on-chain proof and should be connected to an online marketplace to be used in a real situation.
If implemented correctly together with a second-hand marketplace, SecondChance could lead to several advantages such as enhanced transparency, increased trust between buyers and sellers, and a more sustainable fashion industry.

📖Index

• 🚀 Main Features
• 🛠️ How to deploy
• 📈 Improved Skills
• 👨‍💻 About me

🚀 Main Features:

• A website homepage with a brief explanation of the project

• A section where administrators can create a new account and log into the platform

• A page where administrators only can upload a new clothing item

• A page where anyone can see all the items uploaded on the website and their leading information

• A page where anyone can enter an ID code of a specific item and see its past transactions provided with the blockchain proof

• A page where administrators can change an item's owner

• A function that alerts administrators when logging into the platform with a different IP address

• The ability to adapt the website page and content to different types of devices to allow users to have always the best experience

🛠️ How to deploy

• Download the repository file
• Be sure to have Python installed on your device, for this project i used Python 3.10.6.
• Be sure to have a Python IDE on board (I recommend PyCharm).
• Open the program file in your IDE and create a virtual environment.
• Install program requirements by typing pip install -r requirements.txt in a new terminal window.
• Update the program database by typing cd Progetto, python3 manage.py makemigrations and python3 manage.py migrate.
• Run the program by typing python3 manage.py runserver.
• Check that Redis is correctly working by typing redis-cli ping in a new terminal window: if the response is something like PONG, you're ready to enjoy SeconChance, just open http://127.0.0.1:8000/ in your browser.
• Otherwise, if the response looks something different from PONG, most times it's because Redis just didn't start automatically so do it manually by typing redis-server.

📈 Improved Skills

Python, Django, Redis, Etherum Goerli Testnet, HTML and Boostrap CSS

👨‍💻 About me