Bloom

Bloom is a Django mental wellness app with mood tracking, journaling, wellness insights, an AI chatbot, and therapist booking.

Stack

• Django 5
• PostgreSQL
• Django templates
• OpenAI SDK
• Pillow

Local setup

1. Create and activate a virtual environment.
2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Configure environment variables in .env.
4. Run migrations:

python manage.py migrate

5. Start the server:

python manage.py runserver

Database

The project is configured to use PostgreSQL through DATABASE_URL.

Example:

DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:your_password@localhost:5432/Bloom

Inspect data

You can inspect PostgreSQL-backed data in two ways.

Using Django shell:

python manage.py shell

Example:

from django.contrib.auth.models import User
from therapists.models import TherapistProfile
print(User.objects.count())
print(TherapistProfile.objects.count())

Using Django admin:

python manage.py createsuperuser
python manage.py runserver

Then open http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/.