Centa User Management Service

The Center UMS is a standalone service part of the microservices that powers the Centa Inventory Management System (CENTA IMS). It manages user authentication, authorisation, and profile information within the Centa system, supporting secure access control using Role Based Access Control (RBAC).

Technologies Used

• Backend: Django (Python) with Django REST Framework for building APIs.
• Database: MySQL
• Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Tokens) for secure user authentication.
• Jobs and Automation: Celery, Redis
• Caching: Redis
• HTML to PDF: xhtml2pdf

Installation

To install and run Centa User Management Service locally, follow these steps:

1. Set up the virtual environment:

   python -m venv centa_ims
   source centa_ims/bin/activate  # On Windows use `centa_ims\Scripts\activate`

2. Clone the repository:

   SSH

   git clone [email protected]:codemindshub/centa-user-service.git
   cd centa-user-service

3. Install the dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Additional SetUp:

   • Create a Secret Key for Django

     python -c "import secrets; print(secrets.token_urlsafe())"

   • Create a .env file
   • Put the generated secret key into the .env file:

     SECRET_KEY=<put secret key here>
     

5. Run the migrations:

   python manage.py migrate

6. Start the development server:

   python manage.py runserver

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you would like to contribute to InventoryWise, please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix.
3. Make your changes and commit them with descriptive messages.
4. Push your branch and create a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.