Django E-Commerce App

A fully containerized Django e-commerce application built with a modern, scalable stack. The project demonstrates complete backend development — from authentication and product management to asynchronous processing, payments, and deployment.

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Tech Stack

• Backend: Django, Django REST Framework
• Containerization: Docker, Docker Compose
• Task Queue: Celery + Redis
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Web Server: Nginx + Gunicorn
• Payments: Stripe API
• Caching & Performance: Redis, Django Signals

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Features

• User authentication (signup, login, logout)
• Product catalog, shopping cart & checkout flow
• Secure Stripe payment integration
• Background tasks & email notifications via Celery
• Dockerized for seamless deployment
• Nginx reverse proxy & static file serving
• Ready for CI/CD and production scaling

2. Create .env file

DEBUG=True
SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key
POSTGRES_DB=django_db
POSTGRES_USER=django
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=django
POSTGRES_HOST=db
POSTGRES_PORT=5432
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=your_stripe_key

3. Run the project

docker-compose up -d --build

Highlights

• Production-ready Docker configuration
• Clean architecture with decoupled services
• Easy environment management with .env
• Scalable and extensible codebase

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Future Enhancements

• Add RESTful APIs for mobile clients
• Implement product reviews & recommendations
• Integrate Celery Beat for scheduled tasks
• Add CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions