Stiva Overflow

Stiva Overflow is a collaborative discussion platform designed for users to ask questions, share answers, and explore topics across diverse categories.

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✨ Key Features

🌐 Homepage

• Displays discussion categories as tags.
• Each category contains paginated topics (questions).
• Navigate to dedicated category pages to view all related topics.

🔍 Advanced Search Engine

• Search topics and answers by keywords (supports partial matches, e.g., "SEPT" for "SEPTEMBER").

🗂️ Sorting & Filtering

• Both the questions and the answers can be sorted by:
  • Post date.
  • Number of replies.

👤 User Profile

• Includes personal details (name, email, bio).
• Displays recent activity: latest questions and answers posted.

🛠️ Administration

• Category Management: Full CRUD operations.
• Content Moderation: Remove inappropriate content, adjust topic categories.
• Manage member access rights.

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Installation Guide

🛠️ Prerequisites

1. .NET SDK (version 8.0 or higher)
   • Download: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download
2. Database Server
   • SQL Server
3. IDE/Editor
   • Visual Studio 2022+ OR
   • Rider with all needed add-ons
4. Git (for cloning the repository)

Setup Steps

1. Clone the Repository

2. Database Configuration

1. Update connection string in appsettings.json:

"ConnectionStrings": {
  "DefaultConnection": your-server-string
}

2. Apply migrations:

dotnet ef database update

or use Package Manager Console in Visual Studio:

Update-Database

3. Restore Dependencies

dotnet restore

4. Run the Application

dotnet run

• Access via: https://localhost:8080 (or port shown in console)