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Z-Vote , Blockchain Voting System (Development Server)

Published Apr 15, 2023 by akkupy

BlockChain Based E-Voting System¤

  • This project aims at implementing a voting system based on Blockchain technology.
  • It is a secure, transparent and decentralized way of voting.
  • It converts ballots into transactions and securely mines blocks out of them.
  • The advantage of a blockchain based voting system include the ability to vote from any place and prevent any tampering of votes.

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Technology stack used:¤

  1. Python 3.11.x
  2. Django Web Framework 4.2.1
  3. Bootstrap 4
  4. DB SQLite 3
  5. HTML5

Self-hosting(Development Server)¤

Simply clone the repository and run the server:¤

# Install Git First // (Else You Can Download And Upload to Your Local Server)
$ git clone https://github.com/akkupy/Z-Vote.git

# Open Git Cloned File
$ cd Z-Vote

# Config Virtual Env (Skip is already Done.)
$ virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3 venv
$ . ./venv/bin/activate

# Install All Requirements.
$ pip(3) install -r requirements.txt

# Run makemigrations and migrate command.
$ python(3) manage.py makemigrations poll
$ python(3) manage.py migrate

# Create a Superuser.
$ python(3) manage.py createsuperuser

# Create a .env file(See Below for more details.)

# Start Server
$ python(3) manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:80
# Head over to http://127.0.0.1/ to see the website.

# Head over to http://127.0.0.1/admin to add the voterlists in 'Voter lists' table and the candidates in the 'Candidates' table.

# Set the Voting Time in 'Vote auths' table(Create only one object and add the start and end time of voting).

# Now the project is ready for Voting!

Environment Variables¤

  1. Go to API NINJA and signup to obtain the api key for passphrase generation.
  2. Create an Account on TWILIO and Buy a Phone Number to use the OTP Service.

Fill the .env file with the obtained values.

[+] Create a .env file in the root directory for the api tokens
    [-] API_NINJA_API = ''
    [-] TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID = ''
    [-] TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN = ''
    [-] TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER = ''

An Example Of ".env" File¤

API_NINJA_API = '/ghjf53spoG657vghjygdr0qw==uRVWERV'
TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID = 'AA3w5fgdrfawd3459faedw4349a3b'
TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN = 'awd18f3ccac7329thfsf43fd4drgx1'
TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER = '+134656544'

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License¤

GNU GPLv3 Image

This is a Free Software: You can use, study share and improve it at your will. Specifically you can redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

--This is only a demonstration of the blockchain based voting system and it is entirely a prototype of the technology--