miki4920/battlemapsearcher-django

A Django-based website for searching battlemaps

BattlemapSearcher-Django

Overview

BattlemapSearcher-Django is a single page application developed to facilitate the search for battlemaps seamlessly.

Setup

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10 or later
• Pipenv

Environment Variables

The project requires the setting of the following environment variables for smooth operation:

• IP: Database IP (defaults to MySQL, although alterations can be made in the config)
• USERNAME: Database account username
• PASSWORD: Database account password
• SCHEMA_NAME: Name of the database schema

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/miki4920/BattlemapSearcher-Django.git

2. Transition into the project directory:

   cd BattlemapSearcher-Django

3. Install the necessary project dependencies utilizing pipenv:

   pipenv install

4. Establish the required environment variables.

Usage

Post setup, the website is at your disposal to search for battlemaps. The web scraper will periodically scour Reddit for new maps in accordance with the specified subreddits. A heads-up, the API employed is pushshift.io, known for its occasional non-functionality.

Contributing

Your contributions are heartily welcomed! Feel free to forward a pull request.

License

This project is under the aegis of the MIT license terms.