Welcome to Valdin, an innovative web-based platform designed to streamline and enhance product management, inventory tracking, and activity monitoring for businesses. This repository contains the codebase, documentation, and resources for the Valdin project.

• Overview
• Features
• Technologies Used
• Architecture
• Setup and Installation
• Usage

Valdin is a web based system designed to streamline small scale business operational workflow.

• Product Management: Add, edit, and update product information, including images, prices, categories, and descriptions.
• Client Management: Add, edit, and update client information.
• Cart Management: Update product quantity or delete product.
• Inventory Tracking: Real-time insights into product quantities and inventory status.
• Activity Monitoring: Track and log changes made to products with detailed user activity records.
• Custom Error Handling: Displays detailed error messages to improve debugging and enhance user experience.
• Responsive Interface: A clean, modern UI built for both desktop and mobile users.

• Backend: Python, Django
• Frontend: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Containerization: Docker
• Admin Interface: Django Admin
• Additional Tools: Django Multiupload, pgAdmin for database management

Valdin follows a modular and containerized architecture:

• Backend: Django-based server managing all business logic and database interactions.
• Database: PostgreSQL for robust and scalable data storage.
• Containerization: Docker ensures the project is easily deployable across different environments.
• Development Tools: docker-compose for orchestrating services and environments.

Follow these steps to set up Valdin on your local machine:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/dgamee/valdin_project.git
   cd valdin_project

2. Ensure Docker is installed on your system.

3. Build and run the Docker containers:

   docker compose up --build

4. Access the application:

   Web app: http://localhost:8000 (Login using admin admin12345)
   pgAdmin: http://localhost:16543 (Login using rayden.ai@gmail.com and root)

5. To stop the services:

   docker compose down

• Login: Use the provided credentials to access the admin interface .
• Manage Client: Navigate to the "Clients" section to add, edit, or update client information.
• Manage Product: Navigate to the "Products" section to add, edit, or update product information and add product to cart.
• Manage Cart: Navigate to the "Cart" icon to update product quantity or delete product.
• Track Activities: View the activity log for detailed insights into changes made by users.