commit 1c909a335490a661eb874278a6d755a826f24a2f
Author: Your Name <you@example.com>
Date:   Thu Apr 9 12:06:16 2026 +0530

    feat: initialize project with environment template, gitignore, and docker-compose configuration

diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
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+# DATABASE
+DB_NAME=piku
+DB_USER=user
+DB_PASSWORD=password123
+DB_HOST=localhost
+DB_PORT=5432
+
+# DJANGO
+DEBUG=True
+SECRET_KEY=django-secret-key
+ALLOWED_HOSTS=localhost,127.0.0.1
+
+# EMAIL
+EMAIL_HOST=localhost
+EMAIL_PORT=1025
+
+# FRONTEND
+VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:8000
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Environment variables
+.env
+
+# Frontend
+node_modules/
+dist/
+.vite/
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  db:
+    # postgres database
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    container_name: piku_db
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_NAME}
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USER}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
+    ports:
+      - "${DB_PORT}:5432"
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    restart: always
+
+  mailpit:
+    # email testing
+    image: axllent/mailpit
+    container_name: piku_mail
+    ports:
+      - "8025:8025" # Web UI
+      - "${EMAIL_PORT}:1025" # SMTP
+    restart: always
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data: