Django E-Commerce

This is a Python (Django) version of an e-commerce platform with JWT authentication.

Features

• Product catalog
• Shopping cart functionality
• User authentication with JWT
• Admin dashboard
• Blog posts
• Contact form

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Create a virtual environment: python -m venv venv
3. Activate the virtual environment:
   • Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
   • Linux/Mac: source venv/bin/activate
4. Install dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt
5. Run migrations: python manage.py migrate
6. Create a superuser: python manage.py createsuperuser
7. Run the development server: python manage.py runserver

Project Structure

• ecommerce/ - Main Django project
• core/ - Core application for shared functionality
• products/ - Product management app
• cart/ - Shopping cart app
• accounts/ - User authentication and management
• blog/ - Blog post management
• contact/ - Contact form functionality

Authentication

This project uses JWT (JSON Web Tokens) for authentication. Tokens are provided upon login and must be included in the Authorization header for protected API endpoints.