Polish Community Website 🌍🇵🇱

This project is a web application built using Spring Framework and Gradle, designed to serve the Polish community by fostering communication, collaboration, and resource sharing.

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Features ✨

• User Authentication: Secure registration and login system.
• Community Forums: Engage in discussions with other members.
• Event Calendar: Stay updated with local and community events.
• Multilingual Support: Polish and English support for wider accessibility.

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Getting Started 🚀

Prerequisites

Before running the project, ensure the following tools are installed:

• Java JDK 11 or higher
• Gradle (latest version preferred)
• MariaDB

Installation Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/polish-community-website.git
   cd polish-community-website

2. Set up the database:

   • Install and configure MariaDB.
   • Create a database for the application.
   • Update the application.properties file in the src/main/resources directory with your database credentials:

     spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mariadb://localhost:3306/your_database_name
     spring.datasource.username=your_username
     spring.datasource.password=your_password
     spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
     spring.jpa.database-platform=org.hibernate.dialect.MariaDBDialect

3. Build the project:

   gradle build

4. Run the application:

   gradle bootRun

5. Access the application: Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080.

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Built With 🛠️

• Spring Framework - Backend framework
• Gradle - Build tool
• MariaDB - Relational database
• Thymeleaf - Template engine
• HTML/CSS/JavaScript - Frontend technologies

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Contributing 🤝

Contributions are welcome! To contribute:

1. Fork the repository:

   git fork https://github.com/yourusername/polish-community-website.git

2. Create a new branch:

   git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name

3. Commit your changes:

   git commit -m "Description of your changes"

4. Push to the branch:

   git push origin feature/your-feature-name

5. Open a pull request on GitHub.