DIC Backend - Spring Boot API

This is the backend service for the District Innovation Centre (DIC) platform. It is built using Spring Boot and is designed to support a modern React frontend. The backend manages incubation programs, team members, startups, and events while offering secure authentication and integration with cloud services.

⚠️ Note: : The backend is being actively developed and in development.

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📖 Project Overview

The DIC (District Innovation Centre) platform aims to provide a centralized system for managing and showcasing:

• Incubation applications and status tracking
• Team members and organizational info
• Startup listings by sector
• Event management with optional registration
• Admin and user dashboards with role-based access

All of this is exposed through clean, versionable REST APIs for frontend consumption.

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✅ Features and Functionality

• 🔐 Authentication System

  • Role-based signup/login (Admin and User)
  • Secure JWT-based authentication
  • Password encryption via Spring Security

• 🧑‍💼 Team Member Management

  • Add/edit/delete team members
  • Upload and store profile pictures (via Cloudinary)
  • Support for bio and areas of expertise

• 🚀 Startup Listing

  • Create and manage startups
  • Store logo, description, sector, and founder info
  • Tag-based filtering and categorization

• 📅 Event Management

  • Add and update events with images, date, time, venue
  • Support for public registration links

• 🏢 Incubation Program

  • Application submission by users
  • Review and approval by admins

• 🗃️ Data Storage

  • Uses Supabase PostgreSQL as the primary database
  • Organized model structure with JPA and Hibernate

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Backend Language	Java 17
Framework	Spring Boot
Build Tool	Maven
Security	Spring Security + JWT
Database	Supabase PostgreSQL
Media Storage	Cloudinary
API Format	RESTful JSON APIs
Dev Tools	VS Code, Postman, Git

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🧑‍💻 How to Set Up the Project Locally

Follow these steps to run the Spring Boot backend on your local machine:

1. 📦 Prerequisites

• Java 17 or higher
• Maven installed (mvn -v)
• PostgreSQL access via Supabase (DB URL, user, password)
• Cloudinary account with API credentials

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2. 🔄 Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/vibek01/DIC_BACKEND.git
cd DIC_BACKEND

src/main/resources/application.properties

### Spring datasource (Supabase PostgreSQL)

spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://<your-supabase-host>:5432/<your-database>
spring.datasource.username=<your-db-username>
spring.datasource.password=<your-db-password>

### JPA config

spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
spring.jpa.show-sql=true
spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.format_sql=true

### Cloudinary config

cloudinary.cloud_name=<your-cloud-name>
cloudinary.api_key=<your-api-key>
cloudinary.api_secret=<your-api-secret>

### JWT secret (can be anything random & secure)

jwt.secret=<your-secret>
jwt.expirationMs=86400000

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Build the Project

./mvnw clean install

Run the Spring Boot App

./mvnw spring-boot:run
or
mvn spring-boot:run

## App will be available at:
http://localhost:8080