📚 Study Bud

A simple and clean web-based chat application built to help students and study partners connect, collaborate, and study together.

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📋 Table of Contents

• About the Project
• Features
• Tech Stack
• Getting Started
• Future Improvements

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📖 About the Project

Study Bud was developed as a beginner project to practice web development skills and understand the basics of creating a system.
It allows users to register, login, and send simple messages to one another.

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✨ Features

• 🔐 User Registration and Login
• 💬 One-on-One Chatting
• 🖥️ Simple, Responsive UI
• 🗂️ Organized code structure for easy learning and extension

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Backend: Django (Python)
• Database: SQLite (default Django database)
• Hosting: (Localhost for development)

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🚀 Getting Started

Follow these instructions to set up Study Bud locally:

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• pip

Installation

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https:https://github.com/honoursbhaduria/study-bud.git
   cd study-bud

2. Create a Virtual Environment

   python -m venv venv

3. Activate the Virtual Environment

   • On Windows:

     venv\Scripts\activate

   • On Mac/Linux:

     source venv/bin/activate

4. Install Required Packages

   pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Apply Migrations

   python manage.py migrate

6. Run the Server

   python manage.py runserver

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🔮 Future Improvements

• Add group chats and channels
• Real-time messaging with WebSockets
• Profile customization (profile pictures, status)
• Notification system for new messages
• Improved mobile responsiveness

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🚀 Happy Chatting with Study Bud!