Marine Science Conference Management System

A Django-based web application for managing marine science conference registrations, abstract submissions, and payments. The system provides a complete solution for conference organization, including user authentication, payment processing, and content management.

Features

• User registration and authentication system
• Abstract submission and management
• Payment integration for conference registration
• Admin dashboard for managing submissions
• Responsive design with multiple template themes
• Docker containerization for easy deployment
• Nginx configuration for production deployment
• Multi-environment support (development and production)

Tech Stack

• Django
• PostgreSQL (configured via Docker)
• Nginx
• Docker & Docker Compose
• Bootstrap
• jQuery
• Various frontend libraries (AOS, Swiper, GLightbox, etc.)

Project Structure

sunithvs-marine-science/
├── apps/
│   ├── auth_login/      # Authentication & user management
│   ├── base/            # Core functionality & utilities
│   ├── payment/         # Payment processing
│   ├── maricon/         # Conference management
│   └── home/           # Main website content
├── config/             # Project configuration
│   └── settings/       # Environment-specific settings
├── templates/          # HTML templates
├── static/             # Static files (CSS, JS, images)
├── nginx/             # Nginx configuration
└── scripts/           # Utility scripts

Prerequisites

• Docker and Docker Compose
• Python 3.x (for local development)
• Git

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd sunithvs-marine-science

2. Create environment file:

cp env.example .env

Edit .env with your configuration values.

3. Build and start the containers:

For development:

docker-compose up --build

For production:

docker-compose -f docker-compose-prod.yml up --build

Development Setup

1. Create a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run migrations:

python manage.py migrate

4. Create superuser:

python manage.py createsuperuser

5. Run the development server:

python manage.py runserver

Docker Deployment

The project includes two Docker Compose configurations:

• docker-compose.yml: Development environment
• docker-compose-prod.yml: Production environment with Nginx

Production Deployment

1. Configure your environment variables in .env
2. Build and start the production containers:

docker-compose -f docker-compose-prod.yml up --build -d

Available Commands

• Run linting:

python manage.py lint

• Collect static files:

python manage.py collectstatic

Project Components

Templates

• new_maricon/: New conference theme templates
• maricon/: Original conference templates
• home/: Main website templates
• payment/: Payment processing templates

Static Files

• Vendor libraries in static/assets/vendor/
• Custom styles in static/css/
• JavaScript files in static/js/
• Conference documents in static/doc/

Security

• Configure settings/prod.py for production deployment
• Update SECRET_KEY in environment variables
• Set up proper SSL/TLS in Nginx configuration
• Configure proper database credentials
• Set up backup systems for the database