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📋 Overview

Backend Capstone is a Coursera backend development capstone project demonstrating core server-side development skills with Python and Django. This repository serves as the foundation for building a RESTful backend service.

⚠️ Status: Work in Progress — This project is currently being developed. Check back for updates.

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🗺️ Roadmap

• Project scaffolding
• Database models and migrations
• REST API endpoints (CRUD)
• Authentication and authorization
• API documentation
• Unit and integration tests
• Deployment configuration

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🛠️ Planned Tech Stack

Backend          Django · Django REST Framework · Python
Database         SQLite / PostgreSQL
Auth             Token-based authentication
API              RESTful endpoints with DRF
Testing          Django TestCase

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• pip

Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/sorisk3-git/backend_capstone.git
cd backend_capstone

# Create and activate a virtual environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run the project
python manage.py runserver

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📚 What I'm Learning

• Django project architecture and best practices
• Building scalable REST APIs
• Database design and ORM optimization
• API authentication and security
• Testing backend services

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.

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_{Built as part of the Coursera Backend Development Specialization
© 2025 · SoRisk3}