🏃‍♂️ RunGroop_RunnersApp

RunGroop is an online platform for runners. This platform helps you find and join clubs, schedule events, and meet other athletes in your area. Built with the latest .NET 9 MVC framework and PostgreSQL database.

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🚀 Tech Stack

• Frontend: Razor Pages (.NET MVC Views)
• Backend: ASP.NET Core MVC (v9.0)
• Database: PostgreSQL (via Npgsql EF Core Provider)
• ORM: Entity Framework Core 9
• Authentication: ASP.NET Identity
• Media Handling: Cloudinary
• Dependency Injection: Built-in .NET 9 DI container

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🌟 Features

• 🔍 Explore and join running clubs
• 👥 View other runners’ profiles
• 📅 Manage and schedule events
• 🗺️ Location-based discovery of clubs and athletes
• 📸 Upload profile and club images via Cloudinary
• 🔒 User authentication & authorization
• 🛠️ Admin panel for managing content

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📸 Screenshots

🔹 All Users

🔹 User Profile

🔹 Explore Runners & Clubs

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📦 Dependencies

Key NuGet packages used:

• CloudinaryDotNet
• Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore
• Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore (incl. Tools, Design)
• Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL

🛠️ Installation & Setup

🔧 Prerequisites

• .NET 9 SDK
• PostgreSQL
• Cloudinary Account

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📍 Local Setup

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/babanigit/RunGroop_RunnersApp.git
   cd RunGroop_RunnersApp

2. Set up your PostgreSQL database and update your appsettings.json:

   "ConnectionStrings": {
     "DefaultConnection": "Host=localhost;Database=RunGroopDB;Username=yourusername;Password=yourpassword"
   }

3. Configure Cloudinary credentials in appsettings.json:

   "CloudinarySettings": {
     "CloudName": "your_cloud_name",
     "ApiKey": "your_api_key",
     "ApiSecret": "your_api_secret"
   }

4. Apply Migrations & Run App

   dotnet ef database update
   dotnet run

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🐳 Docker Setup (Optional)

1. Ensure Docker & Docker Compose are installed.

2. Run the following command:

   docker-compose up --build

3. Visit the app

   http://localhost:5000/
   

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check the issues page.

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👤 Author

Aniket Panchal 🌐 GitHub ✉️ aniket.vilas.panchal@gmail.com