setup-django.md

Django Server

Setting up the Environment

These are the steps to set the environment for the first time.

PostgreSQL DBMS Server

This server version works together with a PostgreSQL server. To set up and run the PostgreSQL, please visit the PostgreSQL setup instructions.

Configuring the .env variables

Copy the .env-model file to .env and update the variables, especially:

• VITE_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID: This ID is used for authentication purposes when integrating Harena with Google with OAuth 2.0 for user login.
• DJANGO_SECRET_KEY: This secret key was transferred from the file settings.py.

Creating a Virtual Environment for Django

Inside the root folder /:

python3 -m venv .venv

Running a Virtual Environment for Django

Inside the root folder /:

source .venv/bin/activate

Django Setup - Requirements Approach

Inside the root folder /:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Building the Database

Inside the folder /mundorum:

python3 manage.py migrate

Adding an admin user

Inside the folder /mundorum:

python3 manage.py createsuperuser

Running the Server

To run the server, please visit run.md.