Django Real-Time Chat Application with Auto Mod

A modern real-time chat application built with Django, Channels, and WebSocket technology. Features include user authentication, real-time messaging, message moderation, and Docker support.

Features

• Real-time messaging using WebSocket connections
• User authentication (register/login)
• Chat rooms
• Automatic message moderation system using NLTK
• Asynchronous task processing with Celery
• Docker support for development and production

Tech Stack

• Django - Web framework
• Django Channels - WebSocket handling
• Celery - Background task processing
• Docker - Containerization
• PostgreSQL - Database
• Redis - Websocket and Message Queue broker

Getting Started

Development Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Run the development environment:

   docker compose --env-file .env.dev -f compose.dev.yaml up --build

3. Access the application at http://localhost:8000

Deploy to Defang Playground

1. Clone the repository
2. Run the production environment:

   defang config set DJANGO_SECRET_KEY
   defang config set POSTGRES_PASSWORD
   defang compose up

Deploy to your own cloud account

1. Clone the repository
2. Configure your cloud provider (i.e. export DEFANG_PROVIDER=aws,gcp,etc., add credentials, etc.)
3. Run the production environment:

   export DEFANG_PROVIDER=<your-provider-of-choice>
   defang config set DJANGO_SECRET_KEY
   defang config set POSTGRES_PASSWORD
   defang compose up