Aura

Aura is a platform that centralizes music events across Portugal, connecting event organizers, attendees, and music enthusiasts. The platform enables users to discover, organize, and participate in concerts and festivals, with features for event joining, comments, invitations, and organizational management. Presentation Video.

Features

• Event Creation and Management: Organizers can easily create, edit, and manage events.
• User Engagement: Users can join events, comment, and invite others to participate.
• Organization Support: Users can join organizations to facilitate the creation of public or private events.
• Search Functionality: Discover events by date, location, or genre.

Technologies Used

• Backend: Laravel
• Frontend: Bootstrap
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Other Libraries: SweetAlert2 for notifications and alerts

Setup

To set up your environment for development, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

1. Ensure your system has PHP >= 8.1 and Composer >= 2.2.
   We recommend using an Ubuntu distribution (e.g., Ubuntu 22.04 or newer). You can install the necessary packages by running:

   sudo apt update
   sudo apt install git composer php8.1 php8.1-mbstring php8.1-xml php8.1-pgsql php8.1-curl

2. Clone the repository and update dependencies:

   git clone https://github.com/Adriano-7/Aura
   cd aura
   composer update

   If Composer installation fails, ensure you’re using version 2 or above. If errors related to missing PHP extensions arise, verify and uncomment the required extensions in your php.ini file.

Working with PostgreSQL

A Docker Compose file is included for running PostgreSQL and pgAdmin4 in local Docker containers. From the project root, execute:

docker compose up -d

To stop the containers:

docker compose down

To access pgAdmin4, navigate to http://localhost:4321 in your browser. For first-time setup, use these credentials:

• Email: postgres@lbaw.com
• Password: pg!password

Then, add the database connection in pgAdmin4 with the following details:

• Hostname: postgres
• Username: postgres
• Password: pg!password

Database Setup

After setting up PostgreSQL, initialize the database and seed it with default data:

php artisan db:seed

Starting the Development Server

Run the following command to start the development server:

php artisan serve

Access the application at http://localhost:8000.

Admin Credentials

Username	Password
admin@example.com	1234

User Credentials

Tipo	Username	Password
Conta Básica	catarina@example.com	1234
Organizador	antonio@example.com	1234

To stop the server, press Ctrl-C.