My-Django-Blog

A Simple Blog Application built using Django Framework.

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Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes. See deployment for notes on how to deploy the project on a live system.

Prerequisites

Any Code Editor (VS Code preferred)
Python version 3.7 or higher
Latest version of Git
A PythonAnywhere Account (for deploying the project on a live system)

Development Environment Setup : Windows

Step 1 : Downloading and Installing the Code Editor

Code Editor	Link
Visual Studio Code	Download it from here
Sublime Text 3	Download it from here
Atom	Download it from here

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Step 2 : Installing Python

• Click on Download Python.
• Click on the “Latest Python 3 Release - Python x.x.x” link.
  • • Download the Windows x86-64 executable installer for 64-bit version of Windows
  • • Download the Windows x86 executable installer for 32-bit version of Windows.
• Make sure to check “Add Python 3.x to Path” in the setup window of the Installer.

Verify the installation from the command prompt using following command :

python --version

And the installed version of python will be printed.

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Step 3: Creating Project Directory

(Note : We are creating project directory in the desktop for ease of access)

cd desktop

mkdir mydblog

cd mydblog

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Step 4: Cloning Repository using Git

git clone https://github.com/chiraag-kakar/My-Django-Blog.git

Note: The cloned repo directory need to be renamed as “My-Django-Blog”.

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Step 5: Creating Virtual Environment

Change the directory to the required one where the virtual environment will be created :

cd My-Django-Blog

Creating Virtual Environment named “myvenv” :

python -m venv myvenv

Activating “myvenv” :

myvenv\Scripts\activate

Command to deactivate “myvenv” :

deactivate

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Step 6: Installing Requirements

Note: Virtual Environment should be activated.

Upgrading pip to the latest version :

python -m pip install --upgrade pip

Installing requirements :

pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 7: Creating Superuser and making database migrations to access the default Admin Panel

python manage.py createsuperuser

python manage.py makemigrations blog
python manage.py migrate blog

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Step 8: Running the Project in local server

Note: Virtual Environment should be activated.

Run the following command in the terminal :

python manage.py runserver

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Deployment

Sign Up for a free account in Pythonanywhere.com and generate an API token.

pip3.7 install --user pythonanywhere

pa_autoconfigure_django.py --python=3.7 https://github.com/<your-github-username>/<your-github-repo-link>.git

python manage.py createsuperuser

python manage.py collectstatic

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details

Acknowledgments

• Django Girls Tutorial