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Subscription Management Project

A full-stack subscription management system with admin and user roles, powered by Django REST Framework (backend) and React (frontend). This project includes automated AI suggestions using OpenAI API and role-based access management.

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Features

Backend (Django + DRF)

• Custom user model with role field (admin / user)
• Superuser creation
• Role-based access control
• REST API endpoints for:
  • User authentication (login/signup)
  • Subscription management
  • Analytics & AI suggestions
• Integration with OpenAI API for subscription insights
• PostgreSQL database
• CORS enabled for frontend communication

Frontend (React)

• Login and signup pages
• Dashboard for managing subscriptions
• Role-based UI (Admin / User)
• Dynamic analytics display

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Tech Stack

• Backend: Django 4.2, Django REST Framework, psycopg2, djangorestframework-simplejwt
• Frontend: React, Vite (or Create React App), TailwindCSS (optional)
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Async tasks & caching: Celery, Redis (optional)
• APIs: OpenAI API for AI suggestions
• Deployment: Render

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Setup Instructions

Backend

1. Clone the repo:

git clone <repo_url>
cd subscription_management_backend

2. Create and activate virtual environment:

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Add environment variables:

DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:password@host:port/dbname OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key

5. Apply migrations:

python manage.py migrate

6. Create superuser (if not using auto-create):

python manage.py createsuperuser

7. Run the backend:

python manage.py runserver

Frontend

Navigate to frontend directory:

cd frontend

Install dependencies:

npm install

Run development server:

npm run dev

Build for production:

npm run build

Deploy the build folder (for Render or other static hosting)

Deployment Notes (Render)

Set ALLOWED_HOSTS in settings.py or via environment variable:
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["subscription-management-project.onrender.com"]

Important Notes

Roles: admin has full access; user has limited access.

AI Suggestions: Requires valid OPENAI_API_KEY.

Database: PostgreSQL recommended in production. SQLite only for local testing.

Security: Ensure secret keys and API keys are never committed to the repo.

Admin UI

User Interface