LMS Pro - Leave Management System

A premium, full-stack Leave Management System designed to empower modern workplaces. LMS Pro eliminates the friction of administrative overhead by providing frictionless application workflows, intelligent manager review queues, and beautiful interactive analytics.

🌟 Key Features

• Premium UI Aesthetic: Expertly crafted utilizing a luxurious Golden and True Black texture theme, achieving a bespoke carbon-matte feel with radiant glassmorphism overlays.
• Flawless Mobile Responsiveness: Features an elegant Off-Canvas Drawer architecture, ensuring data tables and layouts flawlessly adapt to any smartphone screen without sacrificing usability.
• Role-Based Access Control: Dedicated ecosystems isolating workflows for Employees, Managers, and HR Administrators safely and securely.
• Advanced Analytics: Real-time metrics and dynamic multi-colored charts tracing team availability and usage limits.
• Seamless Landing Protocol: Incorporates a high-performance anchored landing page with smooth-scroll features logic.

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🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend Framework

• React 18 (Vite Fast Refresh)
• TailwindCSS (Fully Customized Theme Config)
• Framer Motion (Micro-animations & Component Exits)
• Recharts (Interactive SVG Analytics)
• React Router DOM (Protected Routes Management)

Backend Architecture

• Django 4.2+ (Core Routing & Logic)
• Django REST Framework (API Generation)
• JWT Authentication (Simple JWT for secure stateless auth)
• SQLite (Local Development) / PostgreSQL (Production ready)
• Django CORS Headers

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🚀 Deployment Guide

LMS Pro is fully architected for continuous delivery on the market's best platforms.

• Frontend Hosting: Vercel
• Backend & Database Hosting: Render

Please carefully review the full instructional deployment guide before pushing to production: 👉 Read the Deployment Documentation (RENDER_DEPLOYMENT.md)

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💻 Local Development Setup

1. Backend Synchronization (Django)

cd backend
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # (or venv\Scripts\activate on Windows)
pip install -r requirements.txt

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py createsuperuser  # Establish your HR Admin account
python manage.py runserver

2. Frontend Synchronization (React)

cd frontend
npm install
# To boot the beautiful Vite server:
npm run dev

The system will activate locally at http://localhost:5173.