Strife

A Discord clone, written in Django.

Features

• Create Servers, channels, and roles
• Control user permissions
• Send/receive messages in real-time (no refreshing required!)
• Upload attachments, send emoji, etc.
• Customize your user profile

In Progress

• Reactions
• Message edits/deletions

Future Plans

• Message replies
• Markdown support
• Custom emoji
• Online/status indicators
• Direct messages

Setup

1. Clone the repository

git clone git@github.com:krishnans2006/strife.git
cd strife

2. Install dependencies

poetry install

3. Set up the database

poetry run python manage.py migrate

4. Set up live reload for development

poetry run python manage.py tailwind install

5. Run the server

poetry run python manage.py runserver
poetry run python manage.py tailwind start

(In two separate terminals at once).

File Structure

• strife/
  • apps/ - Django functionality
    • channels/
    • emoji/
    • home/
    • messages/
    • reactions/
    • roles/
    • servers/
    • users/
  • settings/ - Django project settings
  • static/ - Static files
    • default-avatars/
    • js/
  • templates/ - Generic HTML templates
  • theme/ - Tailwind configuration

App Structure

• messages/
  • migrations/ - Database migrations (version control for database schema)
  • templates/messages/ - App-specific HTML templates
  • __init__.py
  • admin.py - Django admin configuration
  • apps.py - Defines app properties (like the Django app_label)
  • consumers.py - Non-HTTP request handling (Django Channels)
  • models.py - Database models
  • routing.py - Non-HTTP routing (Django Channels)
  • urls.py - HTTP URL routing
  • views.py - HTTP request handling