🧠 StudyBuddy

A full-stack Django-based discussion platform inspired by Discord, designed for learning communities to collaborate, create rooms, and engage in topic-focused conversations.

Visit: https://vinaymalyala-study-buddy.onrender.com/

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📌 Overview

StudyBuddy is a full-stack collaborative web application built with Django, designed to replicate a lightweight version of Discord’s room-based discussion system. The platform enables students, developers, and learning communities to organize conversations into topic-focused rooms, promoting structured and meaningful interaction.

Users can:

• Join or create dedicated study rooms for any subject or topic
• Post messages, ask questions, and engage in threaded discussions
• Search rooms efficiently using keywords or topics
• Update or delete their own rooms and messages
• Manage their identity with Django’s built-in user authentication

The goal of StudyBuddy is to provide a minimal, elegant, and intuitive communication platform that supports project collaboration, group study sessions, and community learning. With clearly defined rooms, searchable content, and a user-friendly UI, the application offers a clean alternative to traditional chat apps while maintaining flexibility for expansion into larger community features.

All application data—including users, messages, and room metadata—is stored securely in a SQLite database, making the project lightweight, easy to deploy, and ideal for portfolio demonstration or extensible development.

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🏗️ Tech Stack

Layer	Technologies
Frontend	HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Django Templates
Backend	Python, Django (MVT Architecture)
Database	SQLite
Other	Django ORM, Django Authentication

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✨ Key Features

🔐 User Authentication

•    Register, login, logout
•    Create and manage user profiles

💬 Rooms & Conversations

•    Create, update, delete rooms
•    Participate in message threads
•    Room hosts can control their space

🔎 Smart Search

•    Search rooms by topic or room name
•    Explore discussions efficiently

📁 Database Integration

•    SQLite for room, user, and message persistence
•    Django ORM for secure and optimized database operations

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📸 Screenshots

• HomePage:

  

• RoomPage:

  

• ProfilePage:

  

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🚀 Getting Started

   1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/VinayMalyala/StudyBuddy.git
cd StudyBuddy

   2. Create Virtual Environment

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

   3. Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

   4. Run Migrations

python manage.py migrate

   5. Start the Development Server

python manage.py runserver

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📂 Project Structure

StudyBuddy/
│── main/              # Core application (rooms, messages, views)
│── templates/         # HTML templates
│── static/            # CSS, JS, images
│── db.sqlite3         # Database
│── manage.py          # Django admin utility
│── requirements.txt   # Dependencies
│── README.md

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🎯 Future Enhancements

• Real-time messaging with WebSockets

• File sharing inside rooms

• User-to-user private messaging

• Notifications & activity feed

• Role-based permissions

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🤝 Contributing

Pull requests and suggestions are welcome. Fork the project, build your feature, and submit a PR.

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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👨‍💻 Author

Vinay Malyala

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