Setting up a Django project - TwoGears/hakomo-guides GitHub Wiki

Installing from scratch (on MAC)

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Setting up an existing project (on MAC)

• Requirements:

  • python > 2.6
  • pip (python package manager): install
  • virtualenv (makes isolated python environments): $ pip install virtualenv
  • PostgreSQL install, pgAdmin3

• Setup:

  • Make a folder in www with a name: project-nameDEV and cd into the new folder
  • make a virtual environment for the project: $ virtualenv venv
  • activate it: $ source venv/bin/activate
  • clone the project repo $ git clone project-name and cd into the new folder
  • install project requirements: $ pip install -r requirements.txt
  • create a database: $ createdb DATABASE-NAME --owner=YOUR-OSX-USERNAME
  • migrate the database: $ python manage.py migrate
  • run the server: $ python manage.py runserver