D.vote is a decentralized application (DApp) built on the Hedera network, providing a transparent and secure platform for conducting elections using blockchain technology. This README serves as a guide to understanding and using the DApp.
- Decentralized Voting: Utilizes smart contracts on the Hedera network to enable decentralized management of voting for candidates.
- Election Management: Admins can start, end, and manage elections through the DApp.
- Candidate and Voter Registration: Admins can add candidates and voters to the election process and verify their identities.
- Transparent Results: The DApp ensures transparency in the election process, providing visibility into vote counts and election status.
- Discord Integration: Integrates with Discord for real-time communication and notifications related to the election process.
- Frontend: Developed using Next.js, a React framework for building web applications.
- Blockchain Integration: Smart contracts are written in Solidity and deployed on the Hedera network.
- Communication: Utilizes Axios for HTTP requests and Chakra UI for UI components.
- Wallet Integration: Integrates with Hedera wallet for authentication and transaction signing.
- Web3 Interactions: Interaction with smart contracts and Hedera network is facilitated using JavaScript.
- Connect Wallet: Users must connect their Hedera wallet to the DApp to participate in the election process.
- Deploy Election Contract: Admins can deploy the election smart contract using the DApp.
- Add Candidates and Voters: Admins add candidates and voters to the election process, verifying their identities.
- Start Election: Admins initiate the election process, allowing voters to cast their votes.
- Voting Process: Voters cast their votes for candidates of their choice through the DApp.
- End Election: Admins can end the election process once voting is complete.
- Result Announcement: Admins announce the election results, concluding the election process.
- Clone the repository to your local machine.
- Install dependencies using
npm install. - Start the development server using
npm run dev. - Access the DApp through the provided URL.
- Connect your Hedera wallet to participate in the election process.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to deploy the election contract, add candidates and voters, start and end the election, and view election results.
- Discord is used for real-time communication and notifications related to the election process.
- Admins and participants receive updates on election status, results, and other relevant information through Discord webhooks.
Contributions to the D.vote project are welcome! Please follow the guidelines outlined in the CONTRIBUTING.md file.
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.
- Special thanks to the Hedera team for providing a reliable and secure platform for building decentralized applications.
- Thanks to the Next.js, Solidity, and Discord communities for their invaluable contributions to the technologies used in this project.