lost_found_django

A Django-based lost and found application for reporting and claiming lost items.

Features

• User registration and authentication
• Report lost or found items
• Claim notifications
• Item search and filtering
• QR code generation for items
• AI-powered item descriptions (Gemini API)
• Cloudinary image storage
• Rate limiting for production

Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Copy .env.example to .env and fill in your configuration
4. Run migrations: python manage.py migrate
5. Create superuser: python manage.py createsuperuser
6. Run development server: python manage.py runserver

Deployment

This project is configured for deployment on Render. See .env.example for required environment variables.