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Personalized News Recommendation System Backend

Overview

This project is a Django REST Framework (DRF) backend for a personalized news recommendation system. It provides APIs for managing users, articles, user preferences, and recommendations.

Installation

Follow these steps to set up the project:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/shahpankaj123/Personalized-News-Recommendation-System-Backend

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd Personalized-News-Recommendation-System-Backend

3. Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

   python3 -m venv venv

4. Activate the virtual environment:

   • On Windows:

     venv\Scripts\activate

   • On macOS and Linux:

     source venv/bin/activate

5. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

6. Apply migrations:

   python manage.py migrate

7. (Optional) Load initial data (e.g., sample articles):

   python manage.py loaddata sample_data.json

8. Run the development server:

   python manage.py runserver

Configuration

• Database: This project uses MySQL. Ensure your MySQL database is set up and configured in settings.py.
• Redis: Used for caching. Ensure Redis is installed and running on your machine.
• Celery: Used for sending emails and task scheduling.
  • Broker: Redis is used as the message broker for Celery.
  • Beat: Celery Beat is used for scheduling tasks.

Redis Configuration

1. Install Redis:

   • On macOS:

     brew install redis

   • On Linux:

     sudo apt-get install redis-server

   • On Windows: Follow the instructions on the Redis website.

2. Start Redis server:

   redis-server

Celery Configuration

1. Add the following settings in your settings.py:

   # Celery Configuration Options
   CELERY_BROKER_URL = 'redis://localhost:6379/0'
   CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = 'redis://localhost:6379/0'
   CELERY_ACCEPT_CONTENT = ['json']
   CELERY_TASK_SERIALIZER = 'json'
   CELERY_RESULT_SERIALIZER = 'json'
   CELERY_TIMEZONE = 'UTC'

2. Start Celery worker and Beat in separate terminal windows:

   # Start Celery worker
   celery -A your_project_name worker --loglevel=info
   
   # Start Celery Beat
   celery -A your_project_name beat --loglevel=info

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or pull requests for any improvements, bug fixes, or new features.

License

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

Authors

This project is developed and maintained by:

• Pankaj Shah
• Sameer Maharjan

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