Bitcoin Famba Backend | Django & Community Automation

Backend for Bitcoin Famba, a community initiative in Maputo-Matola, Mozambique.
Handles events, meetups, blogs, community registrations, business onboarding, and automation workflows.

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Overview

This backend provides:

• Creation and management of events and meetups
• Blog and news content management
• Registration of community members and automated notifications
• Onboarding of local merchants accepting BTC for BTC Map
• Automation of emails, WhatsApp messages, and group additions
• Integration with Luma for event publishing

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Features

Events & Meetups

• Create, edit, and delete events
• Store details: title, description, date, time, location, audience, images
• Publish events to Luma automatically
• Link events to blog or news feed

Blog & News

• Create and manage posts: articles, news, tutorials
• Categorization: Blog, News, Tutorials, Events
• Markdown or WYSIWYG editor support
• Attach images or files

Participant Registration

• Users register with:
  • Name
  • Email
  • WhatsApp number
  • Notification preferences
• Automated workflows:
  • Send confirmation emails
  • Send WhatsApp welcome messages
  • Add to community WhatsApp group

Business Registration for BTC Map

• Merchants register to accept Bitcoin
• Automated verification and approval workflow
• Sync approved businesses to BTC Map
• Store business info: name, address, location, contact, categories

Automation & Notifications

• Email automation: confirmations, reminders, newsletters
• WhatsApp automation: welcome messages, event notifications
• Scheduled jobs for notifications, syncs, and reminders
• Optional integration with Luma to publish events

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Technologies

Layer	Technology
Backend	Python Django
Database	PostgreSQL
Task Queue / Automation	Celery + Redis / Django Q
Email Automation	SendGrid, Mailgun, Amazon SES
WhatsApp Automation	Twilio API, WATI, WhatsApp Business API
Event Integration	Luma API
Authentication	Django Rest Framework + JWT
Scheduling	Celery Beat / Cron Jobs

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Architecture

Frontend (React / Next.js)
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Backend (Python Django)
   ├── Auth & Users
   ├── Events & Meetups
   ├── Blog & News
   ├── Participant Registrations
   ├── Merchant Onboarding (BTC Map)
   ├── Automations (Email / WhatsApp / Luma)
   └── Integrations
        ├── Luma API
        ├── WhatsApp API (Twilio / WATI)
        └── Email API (SendGrid / SES)
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Database (PostgreSQL)