kwabena-aboah/ghanahammer

GhanaHammer — Ghana's Premier Online Auction Platform A full-featured auction marketplace built for Ghana, with real-time bidding, mobile money integration, escrow payments, AI features, and more. # 🔨 GhanaHammer — Ghana's Premier Online Auction Platform A full-featured auction marketplace built for Ghana, with real-time bidding, mobile money integration, escrow payments, AI features, and more. ## ✨ Feature Highlights | Feature | Status | |---|---| | Real-time WebSocket bidding | ✅ | | Auto-bidding (Proxy Bidding) | ✅ | | Bid Sniper Protection (auto-extend) | ✅ | | Escrow Payment System | ✅ | | Paystack (Card, MoMo, Bank Transfer) | ✅ | | MTN MoMo / Telecel / AirtelTigo | ✅ | | KYC Verification | ✅ | | Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) | ✅ | | WhatsApp Notifications | ✅ | | AI Price Recommendations | ✅ | | AI Description Generator | ✅ | | Demand Forecasting | ✅ | | Fraud Detection | ✅ | | Seller Analytics Dashboard | ✅ | | Subscription Plans (Free/Silver/Gold/Platinum) | ✅ | | Bid Credits | ✅ | | Bulk CSV/Excel Import | ✅ | | Saved Searches & Smart Alerts | ✅ | | VIP Early Access | ✅ | | Featured & Sponsored Listings | ✅ | | Reserve Price Auctions | ✅ | | Buy Now + Auction | ✅ | | Live Video Auctions | ✅ | | In-App Messaging & Negotiation | ✅ | | Multi-Vendor Marketplace | ✅ | | Advanced Search Filters | ✅ | | Auction Scheduling | ✅ | | Seller Verification Badge | ✅ | | Watchlist | ✅ | ## 🛠️ Tech Stack - **Backend**: Django 5.1, Django REST Framework - **Frontend**: Vue 3 (CDN), Bootstrap 5.3, Bootstrap Icons - **Real-time**: Django Channels 4, WebSockets, Redis - **Task Queue**: Celery + Redis - **Database**: PostgreSQL (prod), SQLite (dev) - **Payments**: Paystack (cards, mobile money, bank transfer) - **Notifications**: WhatsApp Business API, Email, In-App WebSocket - **AI**: Rule-based engine (extendable to Claude API) - **Storage**: WhiteNoise (static), AWS S3 (media, optional) - **Hosting**: Render.com or Namecheap ## 🚀 Quick Start (Local Development) ### Prerequisites - Python 3.11+ - pip - (Optional) Redis for Celery/Channels ```bash # 1. Clone and setup cd ghanahammer python -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate # Windows: venv\Scripts\activa …