Looping Marketplace

Looping Marketplace is a full web application designed for buying and selling products. It includes a complete CRUD system and is built using Django, PostgreSQL, Supabase, Python, and Bootstrap for the frontend. The platform also integrates Stripe as a payment gateway.

The application is fully functional for real use. Users can create an account and start browsing and purchasing products immediately. To become a seller, users must pay a one-time a fee, which unlocks the seller role and allows them to list and manage their own products.

Current Features

• Full CRUD system for products
• User authentication and role management
• Buyer and seller account types
• Stripe payment integration
• PostgreSQL database with Supabase
• Responsive UI built with Bootstrap
• Marketplace ready for real transactions

Future Enhancements

• Real-time chat between buyers and sellers
• Optional paid promotion for sellers to highlight products at the top of the marketplace
• Discount coupons for frequent buyers
• Automated notifications for:
  • Order updates
  • Chat messages
  • Low stock alerts
• Long-term goal: native mobile application

Looping Marketplace is designed to grow into a complete e-commerce ecosystem with advanced features for both buyers and sellers.

Comprehensive step-by-step instructions for installing and running the MarketPlace application.

Requirements.

• Python 3.12+
• pip
• Docker Desktop
• Git

Quick Start (Docker).

Repository. MarketPlace

You do not need to clone the repository to run the application:

docker pull iruperth/looping:latest
docker run -d -p 8000:8000 iruperth/looping:latest

If you prefer to clone the repository and run it locally:

git clone https://github.com/Bootcamp-IA-P6/MarketPlace.git
cd MarketPlace/backend
docker compose up --build

To run the containers in the background:

docker compose up -d

Run Locally.

Create virtual environment.

Mac / Linux

cd backend

python3 -m venv venv

source venv/bin/activate

Windows

cd backend

python -m venv venv

venv\Scripts\activate

Install dependencies.

pip install -r requirements.txt

Apply migrations.

python manage.py migrate

Run development server.

python manage.py runserver

Build and start containers with DOCKER.

docker compose up --build

Run in background.

docker compose up -d

Stop containers.

docker compose down

Contributing

We welcome contributions to improve Looping Marketplace.
If you would like to collaborate, please create a pull request and our team will review it.

Thank you for your interest in the project.