Kamo2330/Qasha-Digital

South African rental marketplace - Django + PostgreSQL. Live at qasha.org.za # Qasha Digital **South African rental marketplace** — browse rooms and homes, list your place, request bookings, and message hosts on-platform. **Live demo:** qasha.org.za **Company:** Qasha Digital (Pty) Ltd · trading as **Qasha** > This repository is the **public portfolio source** for Qasha. Secrets, personal accounts, private notes, and production credentials are not included. Configure real values via `.env` / your host’s dashboard. --- ## Problem it solves Finding a room or flat in South Africa often means Facebook groups, WhatsApp chats, and unclear who is serious. Qasha keeps **search → request → host decision → messaging** in one place, with ZAR pricing, host verification, and featured listings. --- ## What I built Solo-built full-stack product: - Custom Django apps for **listings, bookings, messaging, users, payments gates, and staff tools** - Booking flow: request → dates → host Accept/Decline with in-app notifications - Account tiers (Free / Premium), host verification, featured listings - Production deploy: **Render + PostgreSQL + Cloudflare R2 + Gunicorn + WhiteNoise** - Email (Resend/SMTP), Google OAuth hooks, health checks, SEO (`robots.txt` / sitemap) - Admin workflows for moderation and Premium validation --- ## Screenshots | Home feed | Listing detail | Sign up | |-----------|----------------|---------| | | | | --- ## Features - Browse published listings (timeline-style feed) - List a property; Manage hub (saved places, listings, applications, account) - Booking requests with host Accept / Decline + tenant alerts - In-app messaging between tenants and owners - Help (`?` in nav): FAQ + contact form - Free vs Premium accounts (media limits; admin validates Premium) - Host verification and featured listing promotions - Currency in **ZAR** (`R 12,500`) - Nav badges for unread messages and pending booking actions - One account for both listing and booking (no tenant/owner split) --- ## Tech stack | Layer | Cho …