Open Source Project

SocialStarter

SocialStarter is an open-source project designed as a template for building social networks. It provides essential features like posts, likes, comments, user relationships, and authentication using Django and django-allauth. The project serves as a robust foundation for developers creating social networking platforms.

Completed In

2024

Development Time

6 months (with ongoing improvements)

Current Status

Active Development

Key Achievement

Reached 10+ stars on GitHub in the first month of release. Adopted…

SocialStarter

My Role & Contribution

Initiated and led the project as the main contributor. Designed the database schema, implemented core social networking features such as posts, likes, and user relationships. Integrated django-allauth for authentication with support for social logins. Ensured a clean and responsive frontend using Tailwind CSS and built a scalable architecture suitable for API-based mobile integration.

Technical Challenges & Solutions

Designing scalable relationship models to handle followers/following logic.

Implementing secure and flexible authentication using django-allauth.

Ensuring smooth UX across both mobile and desktop views using Tailwind CSS.

Creating modular app structures for easier customization and extension by other developers.

Key Features

  • Post management: Supports text, image, and video content
  • Like and comment system: Enables user interactions on posts
  • User relationships: Facilitates follower and following functionalities
  • Extended user profiles: Allows users to customize their profiles
  • Authentication: Integrates registration and login with social authentication options using django-allauth

Technical Details

Technology Stack

Python Django django-allauth PostgreSQL Django Rest Framework Tailwind CSS

Key Results & Impact

Reached 10+ stars on GitHub in the first month of release.

Adopted by multiple developers as a base for their own social platforms.

Established a clean, maintainable codebase for quick customization and deployment.

Promoted open source collaboration and learning through clear documentation and examples.

Project Links

View Source Code

Development Timeline

Started

2024

Duration

6 months (with ongoing improvements)

Status

Active Development

Explore More Projects

View all projects

Ready to Build Your Own Project?

Let's discuss how I can help you bring your vision to life with custom development solutions.