Hello, Yekaterinburg!

Project for "Код города 300 | Хакатон Сбера x УрФУ"

Case #1: "Hello, Yekaterinburg!"

This web service helps both visitors and residents of Yekaterinburg discover nearby events. The platform gathers and parses event information from selected VK communities, and content managers can conveniently view all upcoming events on a single dashboard.

Features:

• Displays the nearest events happening in Yekaterinburg.
• Event information is parsed automatically from VK communities.
• Content managers can access a dashboard to view and manage the event listings.

Technology Stack:

• Backend: Django
• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Database: SQLite
• Web Scraping: Custom VK parser

Setup Instructions

1. Install Required Libraries
   Ensure you have Python installed on your system. Then, install the dependencies using the requirements.txt file:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Navigate to the Project Directory
   Open a terminal and move into the main project folder:

   cd HelloEkaterinburg

3. Run the Development Server
   Start the Django development server using the following command:

   python manage.py runserver

4. Create a Superuser
   To add the first content manager (superuser), use the following command:

   python manage.py createsuperuser

   You will be prompted to enter a username, email, and password.

5. Access the Web App
   Open your browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:8000/ to start exploring events!