abhinav-1524 / bloodbank_web

Blood Bank App

This is a web application called Blood Bank App that serves as a platform for managing blood donation and requests. The application is built using React for the frontend and Django for the backend.

Features

• User registration and authentication
• Donor registration and profile management
• Blood donation requests
• Blood donation history
• Search for blood donors

Technologies Used

• React: A JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
• Django: A high-level Python web framework for rapid development.
• Redux: A predictable state container for JavaScript applications.
• Material-UI: A popular React UI framework for creating beautiful user interfaces.
• Axios: A library for making HTTP requests from the browser.

Getting Started

To get a local copy of the project up and running, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

• Node.js: Make sure Node.js is installed on your system. You can download it from https://nodejs.org.
• Python: Make sure Python is installed on your system. You can download it from https://www.python.org.
• Pip: Ensure pip is installed. You can install it by refering to this website: https://www.tecmint.com/install-pip-in-linux/.

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/your-username/blood-bank-app.git
2. Install the frontend dependencies: cd into the frontend directory and do npm install and it will install all the required dependencies for the frontend to run. If the normal command is not working try adding --force, this will solve the problem.
3. Install the backend dependencies: cd into the backend directory and activate the virtual environment - source myvenv\bin\activate and run the command pip install -r requirements.txt as it will install all the necessary backend dependencies.

Running the App

1. From the frontend directory, after installing the dependencies run the command npm start to start the frontend and from the backend directory run the command python manage.py runserver to start the backend