afrcoders/devhub-africa

Developer community platform for African tech professionals featuring JWT authentication, forums, and collaborative tools DevHub Africa A developer community platform connecting African developers with tools, businesses, and opportunities Features • Getting Started • API • Contributing --- ## Overview DevHub Africa is a comprehensive developer community platform built with Laravel. It integrates with external services and tools, providing a unified hub for African developers. ## Features - **Developer Profiles** — Complete profile management with skills and portfolios - **Business Directory** — Connect with tech businesses across Africa - **Tool Integration** — Access to KortexTools SEO and web utilities - **Community Forums** — Discussion boards and knowledge sharing - **API Authentication** — Secure API access with rate limiting - **Email Verification** — Secure account verification system - **Audit Logging** — Track all important actions - **OAuth Support** — Social login integration ## Tech Stack - **Framework:** Laravel 10.x - **PHP:** 8.2+ - **Database:** MySQL 8.0 - **Cache/Queue:** Redis 7 - **Web Server:** Nginx - **Containerization:** Docker & Docker Compose ## Getting Started ### Prerequisites - Docker Desktop - Git ### Quick Start ```bash # Clone the repository git clone github.com cd devhub-africa # Install with Make make install # Or manually cp .env.example .env docker compose up -d --build docker compose exec app composer install docker compose exec app php artisan key:generate docker compose exec app php artisan migrate --seed ``` Access the application at localhost ### Commands ```bash make dev # Start development make down # Stop containers make logs # View logs make shell # App shell access make fresh # Fresh migration make test # Run tests ``` ### Environment ```env APP_NAME=AfricodersPortal DB_HOST=mysql DB_DATABASE=africoders REDIS_HOST=redis CACHE_DRIVER=redis QUEUE_CONNECTION=redis ``` ## API ### Authentication ```bash POST /api/auth/login # Login POST /ap …