FixFinders is a service provider directory app, a Django-based backend application being developed to connect users with local service providers in Myanmar.
It focuses on practical features like search, listings, and bookings tailored to the local context. 2026

• Python 3
• Django
• PostgreSQL (for production; SQLite may be used locally)
• uv (package and environment manager)
• Gunicorn (for production web server)
• Render (for hosting)

This section shows how the project was originally created using uv and Django.
You do not need to run these steps again if you already cloned this repo.

# 1. Create project directory
mkdir fix-finder
cd fix-finder

# 2. Initialize uv project (creates pyproject.toml and .python-version)
uv init

# 3. Create virtual environment (lightning fast)
uv venv

# 4. Activate virtual environment
# On Windows (Git Bash / PowerShell)
source .venv/Scripts/activate

# On Mac / Linux
source .venv/bin/activate

# 5. Add core dependencies (updates pyproject.toml & installs to venv)
uv add django psycopg2-binary pillow django-cleanup