Buildtech-Africa/Buildtech-African-

BuildTech Africa – Digital Construction Platform BUILDTECH AFRICA WORKABLE MVP WHAT IT DOES: - Public homepage - User registration - Password hashing - Login/logout - Individual user dashboard - Construction cost calculator - Saved estimates in SQLite database - Health endpoint RUN ON A COMPUTER: 1. Install Python 3.11 or newer. 2. Open a terminal in this folder. 3. Run: python -m venv .venv 4. Activate the environment. 5. Run: pip install -r requirements.txt 6. Set a strong SECRET_KEY. 7. Run: python app.py 8. Open: 127.0.0.1 PUBLIC WEBSITE: This package is the application source code. To let customers use it on the internet, deploy it to a server/cloud host. A domain name must then point to that server. IMPORTANT: This is an MVP, not a finished regulated production platform. Before accepting real payments or sensitive information, add HTTPS, production database, backups, CSRF/rate limiting, email/phone verification, password reset, monitoring, privacy/terms and appropriate Kenyan legal/data-protection review. NEXT FEATURES: - Professional/supplier registration - Admin verification - PostgreSQL - BuildTech AI - M-Pesa/Daraja - Materials marketplace - Notifications - Project management - Mobile app