MariNet is a social learning platform built with Flask, allowing users to connect, post content, join academic clubs, and engage with a built-in AI Tutor powered by Gemini AI.

• ✅ User Authentication (Register/Login/Logout)
• 📝 Post System with image support and voting (upvote/downvote)
• 🧠 AI Tutor powered by Gemini (math, science, history, etc.)
• 👥 Group System with posts, membership, and admin roles
• 🔔 Notifications (mentions, group interactions)
• 🗳️ Voting system for both user and group posts
• 🧪 Responsive UI using Bootstrap 5 + custom CSS
• 📁 Image Uploads with secure file handling
• 💬 Anonymous Chat Room with unique identities

• Backend: Python, Flask, Flask-SQLAlchemy, Flask-Login
• Frontend: Bootstrap 5, Jinja2 templates, JavaScript
• AI: Gemini API (Google Generative Language API)
• Database: SQLite
• Other: Socket.IO for real-time chat

bash

• git clone https://github.com/rionte/marinet.git
• cd marinet

pip install -r requirements.txt

• Set up Gemini API key: Your Google Generative Language API key
• Secret Key: A strong random string

• flask run

• Email: admin@marinet.edu
• Password: admin123