django-blog

General info

This is a simple blog app.
It uses Django Framework for both frontend and backend as well as bootstrap for css styling.
Posts can be added/deleted/edited via admin panel (localhost:8000/admin by default).
All credentials are stored in a provided .env file.

Project structure

Blog is the main project app, defining settings and main url routing
Pages app is reponsible for displaying main static pages: index (homepage), about, and contact_form
Posts app mostly handles 'Post' model, defines db fields, and single post view
Each app stores its template files inside templates folder, partials and base.html are used to reduce redundant frontend code.

Server uses managed postgresql instance. SendGrid is an email API provider.

Dependency installation

Create new python virtualenv.
Run:

pip install -r requirements.txt

or

# (pip3 install pipenv)
pipenv install

Starting the application

Ensure secrets inside .env file are correct.
Run:

./manage.py runserver

# or (if using pipenv)

pipenv shell; ./manage.py runserver

Checking received emails