# ME | Studio by Akshat Gadodia

> ME is Akshat Gadodia's personal headquarters: a single Django + React platform combining studio/client management with personal productivity trackers (reading, watchlist, gaming, bookmarks, notes, goals, journal, habits, travel, ideas, recipes, learning, wishlist, quotes, countdowns, decisions), all administered from one centralized Django admin panel and API layer.

## Key Facts

- Built and maintained by Akshat Gadodia, a software engineer.
- Stack: Django REST Framework backend, React + TypeScript + Vite frontend, installable as a Progressive Web App (PWA).
- Self-hosted, single-operator platform — not a multi-tenant SaaS. Data stays on infrastructure Akshat controls, not third-party storage.
- No social layer: no feeds, no follows, no public sharing of personal data.
- Free — a personal project, not a subscription product.

## Core Features

- **Reading** — track books, manga, light novels, and manhwa, chapter by chapter.
- **Watchlist** — log movies, shows, and anime; track episodes watched and maintain a backlog.
- **Gaming** — track games played, in progress, or wanted, using RAWG-powered metadata.
- **Bookmarks** — save and tag links and references in one searchable place.
- **Notes** — quick or long-form notes, color-coded and tagged.
- **Goals** — personal targets broken into milestones with visible progress.
- **Journal** — private, date-stamped entries with mood tracking.
- **Habits** — recurring habit tracking.
- **Travel, Ideas, Recipes, Learning, Wishlist, Quotes & Highlights, Countdowns, Decisions** — additional personal trackers under the same dashboard.
- **Studio** — client and project management for Akshat's freelance/studio work.

## Who It Is For

ME is built for Akshat Gadodia's own personal and studio use. The public surfaces of the site — this blog, the features overview, and the contact/support pages — are for visitors who want to read what he writes, see what the platform does, or get in touch. The dashboard and trackers themselves are personal tools, not a public product others are expected to sign up for.

## Technical Summary

- Backend: Django + Django REST Framework, JWT authentication (SimpleJWT), versioned API under `/api/v<N>/<app>/`.
- Frontend: React + TypeScript, Vite build, Tailwind CSS, installable PWA.
- Admin: all content and data managed through Django Admin.
- Hosting: self-hosted on a lightweight VPS.

## Site Map

- / — landing page
- /features — feature overview
- /blog — blog index
- /contact — contact form
- /support — support
- /login, /signup — account access

## Author

Akshat Gadodia — software engineer, building StudioHQ as a personal headquarters and separate public tools (e.g. Finance Manager at financemanager.studiobyakshatgadodia.com) from the same platform.