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📋 Table of Contents

• About LinkedHub
• Key Features
• Tech Stack
• Project Preview
• Getting Started
• Project Structure
• Contributing
• License
• Contact

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📖 About LinkedHub

LinkedHub is a dynamic full-stack web platform designed to bridge the gap between students and professionals. It serves as a unified space where you can build your personal brand, manage tasks and gigs, and share or discover academic resources — all in one place.

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│   👨‍🎓 Students          🤝 LinkedHub         💼 Professionals │
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│   • Share Notes      → Connect →   • Post Gigs         │
│   • Find Resources   → Learn  →   • Build Portfolio    │
│   • Get Tasks        → Grow   →   • Find Talent        │
│                                                         │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

"LinkedHub is where students grow into professionals, and professionals give back to students."

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✨ Key Features

🧑‍💼 Professional Profiles Build a strong personal brand: 🖼️ Profile & Banner Images — stand out visually 🎓 Education History — showcase your degrees 📂 Portfolio Uploads — resumes, certificates, projects 🔗 Social Links — GitHub, LinkedIn, Twitter & more 📊 Profile Analytics — track who viewed your profile	📝 Task Management & Gigs Post and apply for work seamlessly: 🗂️ Task Categories — General, Urgent, Delivery, Cleaning 💰 Budgeting & Deadlines — set your terms clearly ✅ Application System — apply, accept, or reject 🔔 Stay Updated — track your applications 📍 Clear Task Details — know exactly what's needed
📚 Study Materials Hub Share and discover academic resources: 📄 Multi-format Uploads — PDFs, images, notes, books 🏷️ Smart Categories — question papers, competitive exams, sample papers 👁️ View Tracking — monitor how often materials are accessed ⭐ Community Driven — share what helped you 🔍 Search & Filter — find exactly what you need	🔐 Authentication & Security Secure and smooth user experience: 🔑 Email/Password Auth — standard secure login 👤 Profile Customization — full control over your data 🛡️ Permission System — role-based access control 🔒 Secure File Storage — AWS S3 for all media 🌐 Responsive Design — works on all screen sizes

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Layer	Technology	Purpose
🐍 Backend		Core application logic & REST APIs
🗄️ Database		Development / Production storage
☁️ Storage		Media, profile pics & documents
🎨 Frontend		Responsive UI components
🚀 Deployment		Production hosting

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🎬 Project Preview

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🚀 Getting Started

Get a local copy running in under 5 minutes!

✅ Prerequisites

python --version    # Python 3.8+
pip --version       # pip package manager
git --version       # Git

📦 Installation

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/SOMU3103/LinkedHub.git
cd LinkedHub

2️⃣ Create & Activate Virtual Environment

python -m venv venv

# On macOS/Linux:
source venv/bin/activate

# On Windows:
venv\Scripts\activate

3️⃣ Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4️⃣ Configure Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory:

# Django
SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key_here
DEBUG=True

# Database (PostgreSQL for production)
DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/linkedhub

# AWS S3 Storage (for production)
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your_aws_access_key
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your_aws_secret_key
AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME=your_bucket_name
AWS_S3_REGION_NAME=your_region

5️⃣ Run Database Migrations

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

6️⃣ Create Superuser (Optional)

python manage.py createsuperuser

7️⃣ Start the Development Server

python manage.py runserver

🎉 Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/ in your browser!

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📁 Project Structure

LinkedHub/
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├── 📂 accounts/          # User auth, profiles, social links
├── 📂 tasks/             # Task posting, applications, gig management
├── 📂 studyhub/          # Study material uploads & categories
├── 📂 static/            # CSS, JavaScript, images
│   └── 📂 images/        # Logo and static assets
├── 📂 media/             # User-uploaded files (local dev)
├── 📂 templates/         # HTML templates
├── ⚙️  manage.py          # Django management script
├── 📋 requirements.txt   # Python dependencies
├── 🔒 .env               # Environment variables (not committed)
└── 📖 README.md          # You are here!

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions make open-source an amazing place to learn and grow. Every contribution is greatly appreciated!

# Step 1 — Fork the repository on GitHub

# Step 2 — Clone your fork
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/LinkedHub.git

# Step 3 — Create a feature branch
git checkout -b feature/YourAmazingFeature

# Step 4 — Make your changes and commit
git commit -m "✨ Add: YourAmazingFeature"

# Step 5 — Push and open a Pull Request
git push origin feature/YourAmazingFeature

🌟 Ways to Contribute

• 🐛 Report bugs via GitHub Issues
• 💡 Suggest new features or improvements
• 🎨 Improve UI/UX design
• 📝 Improve documentation
• 🌐 Help with deployment or DevOps
• 🧪 Write tests for existing features

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📝 License

Distributed under the MIT License.

MIT License — Copyright (c) 2026 Somnath (SOMU3103)
Free to use, modify, and distribute with attribution.

See LICENSE for full details.

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📬 Contact

👨‍💻 Somnath — SOMU3103

💬 Have questions? Open an issue or reach out on LinkedIn!

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🙏 Acknowledgments

• 🐍 Django Community — for the incredible web framework
• ☁️ Amazon Web Services — for reliable cloud infrastructure
• 🐘 PostgreSQL — for robust production database support
• 💙 All contributors and everyone who stars ⭐ this repository

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⭐ If LinkedHub helped you, give it a star — it keeps the project alive! ⭐

Made with ❤️ by Somnath (SOMU3103) & Contributors