diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# Python Virtual Environments
+venv/
+env/
+ENV/
+.venv/
+
+# Django files
+db.sqlite3
+db.sqlite3-journal
+*.log
+local_settings.py
+
+# Environment variables & secrets
+.env
+.env.*
+
+# IDE / Editor folders
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# OS generated files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
diff --git a/beta-documentverification.service b/beta-documentverification.service
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+++ b/beta-documentverification.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Beta Document Verification Backend Service
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User=ubuntu
+Group=ubuntu
+WorkingDirectory=/home/ubuntu/beta-documentverification
+ExecStart=/home/ubuntu/beta-documentverification/venv/bin/gunicorn --workers 3 --bind 127.0.0.1:8092 docverify.wsgi:application
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=3
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/documentverification.service b/documentverification.service
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+++ b/documentverification.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Document Verification Main Production Backend Service
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User=ubuntu
+Group=ubuntu
+WorkingDirectory=/home/ubuntu/documentverification
+ExecStart=/home/ubuntu/documentverification/venv/bin/gunicorn --workers 3 --bind 127.0.0.1:8093 docverify.wsgi:application
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=3
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/docverify/__init__.py b/docverify/__init__.py
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diff --git a/docverify/asgi.py b/docverify/asgi.py
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+++ b/docverify/asgi.py
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+"""
+ASGI config for docverify project.
+
+It exposes the ASGI callable as a module-level variable named ``application``.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/howto/deployment/asgi/
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
+
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'docverify.settings')
+
+application = get_asgi_application()
diff --git a/docverify/settings.py b/docverify/settings.py
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+++ b/docverify/settings.py
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+"""
+Django settings for docverify project.
+
+Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 6.1.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/topics/settings/
+
+For the full list of settings and their values, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/ref/settings/
+"""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+
+
+# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
+SECRET_KEY = 'django-insecure-n%6_st#u9=4%0%&y6$#@(g1gh-qen=yp5kfxjhx!i(grgbhn(-'
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
+DEBUG = True
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
+
+
+# Application definition
+
+INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    'django.contrib.admin',
+    'django.contrib.auth',
+    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
+    'django.contrib.sessions',
+    'django.contrib.messages',
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    'rest_framework',
+    'verifier',
+]
+
+MIDDLEWARE = [
+    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+]
+
+ROOT_URLCONF = 'docverify.urls'
+
+TEMPLATES = [
+    {
+        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
+        'DIRS': [],
+        'APP_DIRS': True,
+        'OPTIONS': {
+            'context_processors': [
+                'django.template.context_processors.request',
+                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
+                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+]
+
+WSGI_APPLICATION = 'docverify.wsgi.application'
+
+
+# Database
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/ref/settings/#databases
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
+    }
+}
+
+
+# Password validation
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+
+AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
+    },
+]
+
+
+# Internationalization
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/topics/i18n/
+
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
+
+TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+
+USE_I18N = True
+
+USE_TZ = True
+
+
+# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/howto/static-files/
+
+STATIC_URL = 'static/'
+
+
+# Email
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/topics/email/#topic-email-configuration
+
+MAILERS = {
+    'default': {
+        'BACKEND': 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend',
+    },
+}
diff --git a/docverify/urls.py b/docverify/urls.py
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+++ b/docverify/urls.py
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+"""
+URL configuration for docverify project.
+
+The `urlpatterns` list routes URLs to views. For more information please see:
+    https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/topics/http/urls/
+Examples:
+Function views
+    1. Add an import:  from my_app import views
+    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('', views.home, name='home')
+Class-based views
+    1. Add an import:  from other_app.views import Home
+    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('', Home.as_view(), name='home')
+Including another URLconf
+    1. Import the include() function: from django.urls import include, path
+    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('blog/', include('blog.urls'))
+"""
+from django.contrib import admin
+from django.urls import path
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
+]
diff --git a/docverify/wsgi.py b/docverify/wsgi.py
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+++ b/docverify/wsgi.py
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+"""
+WSGI config for docverify project.
+
+It exposes the WSGI callable as a module-level variable named ``application``.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/howto/deployment/wsgi/
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
+
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'docverify.settings')
+
+application = get_wsgi_application()
diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
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+++ b/manage.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Django's command-line utility for administrative tasks."""
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+def main():
+    """Run administrative tasks."""
+    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'docverify.settings')
+    try:
+        from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+    except ImportError as exc:
+        raise ImportError(
+            "Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and "
+            "available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you "
+            "forget to activate a virtual environment?"
+        ) from exc
+    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+++ b/requirements.txt
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+Django>=5.2
+djangorestframework>=3.14.0
+requests>=2.31.0
+python-dotenv>=1.0.0
+psycopg2-binary>=2.9.0
+gunicorn>=21.2.0
diff --git a/verifier/__init__.py b/verifier/__init__.py
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diff --git a/verifier/admin.py b/verifier/admin.py
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+++ b/verifier/admin.py
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+from django.contrib import admin
+
+# Register your models here.
diff --git a/verifier/apps.py b/verifier/apps.py
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+++ b/verifier/apps.py
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+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class VerifierConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'verifier'
diff --git a/verifier/migrations/__init__.py b/verifier/migrations/__init__.py
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diff --git a/verifier/models.py b/verifier/models.py
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+++ b/verifier/models.py
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+from django.db import models
+
+# Create your models here.
diff --git a/verifier/tests.py b/verifier/tests.py
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+++ b/verifier/tests.py
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+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/verifier/views.py b/verifier/views.py
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+++ b/verifier/views.py
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+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+# Create your views here.