🚀 Help Needed: Review & Deploy My Django Project (Ready-Aim-Learn)

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Hey Dev.to community! 👋

I'm Vida, a beginner Django developer, and I’ve been working hard on Ready-Aim-Learn, a project I built from the ground up despite knowing nothing about Django a few months ago! 💪 It’s about 65–70% production-ready, but I need your expertise to polish and deploy it safely. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to me! 🙌

📊 Project Status (~65–70% Production-Ready)

Component	Status	Completion
Core Features (Models, Views, Booking, Forms)	✅ Done	90–95%
Frontend/UI (Responsive, CSS, JS)	✅ Mostly Done	85–90%
Security (CSRF, Sessions, Env Vars)	✅ In Place	55–60%
Testing (Unit/Integration)	⚠ Limited	40–50%
Production Config (Settings, DB, SSL, HSTS)	❌ Pending	45–50%
Documentation/README	⚠ Needs Work	50–60%

✅ What’s Working

Booking System: Supports optional extra guests

Payments: PayPal sandbox integration
Authentication: Google OAuth for login/signup
Notifications: Email alerts for bookings
Frontend & Admin: Functional and user-friendly

🔹 Help Needed

I’m seeking guidance to make Ready-Aim-Learn production-ready. Key areas include:

Code Review: Security, best practices, and optimizations
Production Setup: Settings (prod.py), CORS, HTTPS, security headers
Database: Migrate to PostgreSQL/MySQL for production
Payments: Test PayPal live mode
Emails: Configure production-ready notifications
Deployment: Set up live server, SSL, static/media files
Testing: Ensure bookings, payments, and admin access work flawlessly
Optional: Enhance README with setup guide and screenshots

📂 Repository

Ready-Aim-Learn GitHub Repo

🙏 How You Can Help

If you’re experienced in Django, deployment, or security, I’d greatly appreciate your input! Whether it’s a quick tip, code review, or pull request, every contribution helps. Your expertise will bring this project to life! 🌟