Quickstartup

Requirements

• Python 3.7 or newer
• pip

Recommended

• PostgreSQL 9.3 or newer (installed and running at localhost)

Starting a new project

$ cd directory/of/PROJECT
$ virtualenv --no-site-packages PROJECT
$ pip3 install django
$ django-admin.py startproject --template=https://github.com/osantana/quickstartup-template/archive/master.zip PROJECT

Database configuration

• Create a role with permissions to create databases on your local PostgreSQL
• Create a database to use during your development

Basic configuration

# PROJECT/.env
DEBUG=True
LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
PROJECT_DOMAIN=localhost:8000
SECRET_KEY=SUPER-SEKRET
# Put your postgresql credentials and database below
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://PROJECT:PROJECT@localhost/PROJECT
EMAIL_URL=file:///tmp/email-messages

Basic installation

$ pip install -r requirements-local.txt
$ cd PROJECT
$ chmod +x manage.py
$ ./manage.py migrate

# PROJECT/settings.py

# EDIT and change the following settings:
PROJECT_NAME="My Personal Project"
PROJECT_CONTACT="contact@personal_project.com"

Running

$ ./manage.py runserver

It Worked!

http://localhost:8000/