Video Game Website Project

Welcome to the Video Game Website Project! This project aims to create a comprehensive platform for video game enthusiasts. It includes a blog, advanced review system, e-commerce functionalities, user forums, and social features.

Features

• Blog: Manageable categories, tagging, commenting, and rating.
• Game Reviews: Advanced review system for games and hardware.
• User Authentication: Secure login with JWT tokens and 2FA.
• Permissions System: Role-based access control.
• E-commerce: Support for physical, digital, affiliate, and dropshipping products.
• Forums: Robust discussion boards with user respect system.
• Social Features: User profiles, friend requests, private messaging, activity feeds.
• SEO Optimization: JSON-LD, dynamic sitemaps, Open Graph, and Twitter Cards.
• Performance: Redis caching, CDN integration, lazy loading, and more.
• Security: HTTPS, CSRF protection, XSS prevention, and SQL injection protection.

Technologies

• Front-end: Next.js, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript
• Back-end: Django, Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL, Redis, Django Allauth, Wagtail CMS
• Communication: Axios
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Docker

Project Structure

Front-end (Next.js + TypeScript): ├── public ├── src │ ├── components │ ├── pages │ ├── styles │ ├── utils │ ├── hooks │ ├── context │ ├── services │ ├── types │ ├── constants │ └── tests ├── .eslintrc.js ├── .prettierrc ├── tsconfig.json ├── package.json └── README.md Back-end (Django + Django REST Framework): ├── config │ ├── settings.py │ ├── urls.py │ └── wsgi.py ├── apps │ ├── core │ │ ├── models.py │ │ ├── views.py │ │ ├── serializers.py │ │ ├── urls.py │ │ └── tests.py ├── static ├── templates ├── media ├── manage.py ├── requirements.txt └── README.md

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• Python 3.8+
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• Docker (optional, for containerization)

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/krehy/video-game-website.git cd video-game-website
2. Install front-end dependencies: cd frontend npm install
3. Install back-end dependencies: cd backend pip install -r requirements.txt
4. Configure environment variables:

• Create a .env file in the backend and frontend directories and add your environment-specific variables.

Running the Project

1. Start the PostgreSQL and Redis servers.

2. Run the Django development server: cd backend python manage.py runserver

3. Run the Next.js development server: cd frontend npm run dev

4. Open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000 to see the application.

Contributing

Please read the CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on contributing to this project.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.