Playto Engineering Challenge

A full-stack community feed application featuring threaded comments and a real-time karma leaderboard.

Project Overview

This project implements a social feed where users can post updates, engage in deep discussions via nested threaded comments, and compete on a rolling 24-hour leaderboard based on engagement.

Key Features:

• Community Feed: Create posts and view a chronological feed.
• Threaded Comments: Infinite nesting depth for discussions.
• Leaderboard: Top 5 users based on karma earned in the last 24 hours (weighted scoring).

Tech Stack

• Backend: Python, Django, Django REST Framework (DRF)
• Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS
• Database: SQLite (Default for local setup) / PostgreSQL (Production ready)

Local Setup

Backend (Django)

1. Navigate to backend:

   cd backend

2. Create virtual environment & install dependencies:

   python -m venv venv
   # Windows
   venv\Scripts\activate
   # macOS/Linux
   source venv/bin/activate
   
   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run migrations:

   python manage.py migrate

4. Start server:

   python manage.py runserver

   Runs on: http://localhost:8000

Frontend (React)

1. Navigate to frontend:

   cd frontend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start development server:

   npm run dev

   Runs on: http://localhost:5173 (typically)

Deployment

• Live Frontend: https://playto-frontend-85wo.onrender.com
• Live Backend (API): https://playto-qrbo.onrender.com