This is the social media platform called BeFake. Users can create posts with photos and descriptions. These posts can then be commented on. Posts from other users are displayed randomly in the feed, and your own posts are displayed on the Home page. You can search for other users' posts in the feed using the search bar.
Database: PostgreSQL
API: FastAPI is used for communication between the backend and frontend (React).
Messaging: Kafka serves as a messenger in the backend to enable asynchronous microservices.
Websocket: Employed for real-time asynchronous communication between backend and frontend. For instance, comments are loaded only after the classification process during comment creation.
Containerization: Docker ensures the application runs independently of the operating system.
Orchestration: Kubernetes (K3d), Kafka
Programming Languages: Python and TypeScript
- CRUD Operations: A microservice dedicated to Create, Read, Update, and Delete operations.
- Image Resizing: Handles the downsizing of images.
- Comment Classification: Utilizes GPT-2 to classify comments as Positive (POS), Neutral (NEU), or Negative (NEG).
- Start the app:
docker compose up -d - Access the application at localhost:3000.
- Verify all containers are operational, especially the microservices and consumers, using
docker ps.
