https://github.com/hemangnakarani/insta-api

API Clone Of Instagram using Django
https://github.com/hemangnakarani/insta-api

django-application django-channels django-channels-framework django-rest-framework djnago postgresql python redis-server social-network websockets

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API Clone Of Instagram using Django

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/hemangnakarani/insta-api
• Owner: HemangNakarani
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-09-21T15:55:33.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-09-22T21:06:42.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-27T20:48:26.110Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: django-application, django-channels, django-channels-framework, django-rest-framework, djnago, postgresql, python, redis-server, social-network, websockets
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 2.08 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# Insta-Api-Clone

- Attempt to clone some of functionalities of Instagram

- Frontend in React.js

## Tools and Tech.

- Python

- Django

- Django Rest Framework

- PostgreSQL Database

- Web Sockets

- Django Channels

- Redis Server

- Cronjob for Scheduling

- pip

- virtual env

- PyCharm

## Features

- User Management

- Post Management

- Request-Follow-Unfollow

- Like, Comment

- Realtime Chat

- Real time Notifications

- Story for 24 hours

- Archived Stories,Posts

## Development

- You should have PostgreSQL and Redis-Server running on your machine

  - For setting up Database and Password, run following commands in terminal

  ```

  psql -U postgres                 -[ For Windows ]

  sudo -u postgres psql            -[ For Linux   ]

 

  postgres=# CREATE USER instagram WITH SUPERUSER CREATEDB CREATEROLE PASSWORD 'instagram';

  postgres=# CREATE DATABASE instagram OWNER instagram;

  ```

- Create Virtual Environment

- Install Following Dependencies using pip

  - django, pillow, channels, channels_redis, djangorestframework, python-decouple, psycopg2 or psycopg2-binary

- Configure Database, Username and Password in .env File

  - If you need to change server urls then you can change it in ```Instagram > settings.py``` file.

- Run following Commands

```

python manage.py makemigrations

python manage.py migrate

python manage.py runserver

```

## Debugging

- Chrome Browser

- Postman

- WebSocket King

## License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - Copyright (c) 2020 Hemang Nakarani