🧥 GW2STYLE

A community-driven fashion archive for Guild Wars 2 players. Players can showcase their character outfits, browse creative looks, and get inspired by the fashion of Tyria — all in one place. The platform is free, open-source, and built to celebrate creativity within the GW2 community.

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🎯 Project Goals

Build a central, free hub for Guild Wars 2 fashion — where players share, explore, and inspire each other. Ensure full accessibility and open contribution: anyone can browse, and contributors can help improve the project. Maintain a self-hosted, low-cost, transparent architecture, built with open tools and community-managed infrastructure. Encourage collaboration through clear documentation, easy setup, and friendly contribution workflows.

🌟 Features

Core Features

• Log in using your Guild Wars 2 API key (no password system).

• Create and share posts with:

• Title, Description, Armor Info, Weapons, Backpack, Extra Cosmetics, Tags, and Images.

• Browse all player submissions in a dynamic gallery.

• Infinite scrolling with the latest posts shown first.

• Clean, responsive UI.

Extended Features (Planned)

• Search and filter posts by tags (e.g., race, armor type, theme).
• Like and favorite posts.
• Leaderboard of most-liked posts.
• Lightweight user galleries (all posts by one player).

Admin & Moderation

• Delete your own submissions.
• Report inappropriate content.
• Optional admin dashboard for reviewing reported posts.

⚙️ Technical / Infrastructure Features

Frontend

• Responsive layout for desktop and mobile.
• Infinite scrolling gallery and post detail pages.
• Accessible design (alt text, high contrast, keyboard-friendly).

Backend

• REST API (CRUD for posts) written in Go.
• Input validation and basic rate limiting.

Database

• PostgreSQL Each post linked to the GW2 user via API key username.
• Supports pagination and tag-based queries.

Performance

• External image hosting (Imgur/Google drive/etc links only).
• Optimized database queries for smooth infinite scrolling.
• Caching/static rendering for homepage and common queries.

Hosting & Deployment

• Hosted on a Managed k3s cloud.
• PostgreSQL on a dedicated node; app services deployed as containers.
• CI/CD with automatic builds and deployments from GitHub.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! You can help with:

• UI design & accessibility
• Backend endpoints (Go)
• Database optimizations
• Documentation & testing

Join the discussion on Discord