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Connectivo Code Challenge

Connectivo

Connectivo Code Challenge

Features

  • Django 2.0
  • Uses PIP3 for python package management
  • Postgres for database with Pyscopg2

Pre requisites

sudo apt update
sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
sudo apt install python3.7
  • Install PostgreSQL if not previously installed.
$ sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib
$ sudo apt-get install libpq-dev
  • Install Python Package Index Tool pip3
$ sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip `  

* Install virtual environment wrapper  
(further info found here: [http://virtualenvwrapper.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html](http://virtualenvwrapper.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html))
`$ pip3 install virtualenv `
  • Create directory for development, name it anything.
$ mkdir connectivo
$ cd connectivo
  • When inside the directory create virtual environment, called connectivo_venv in example. Then activate the environment.
$ virtualenv --python=python3.7 connectivo_venv
$ source connectivo_venv/bin/activate

Installation

  1. Enter created directory for development (activating created virtual development environment) where project files will be stored.
    (connectivo_venv) $ cd <directory name/location>
  2. Clone branch from repository.
    (connectivo_venv) $ git clone <remote repository name>

Example: ` (connectivo_venv) $ git clone https://github.com/Zeeshan138063/connectivo.git

At this moment last actual changes in project lives in develop branch. If you want checkout to that branch.
(connectivo_venv) $ git checkout develop

  1. Install requirements
    sh scripts/install_requirements.sh

  2. Set up PostgreSQL
    Switch over to the postgres account by typing:
    $ sudo -i -u postgres

You can now access a Postgres prompt immediately by typing:

$ psql  
postgres=# ALTER USER postgres WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD SET_PASSWD;

postgres=# CREATE DATABASE sirmaya;

postgres=# CREATE ROLE ROLE_NAME WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD SET_PASSWD;

postgres=# GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE sirmaya TO ROLE_NAME;

postgres=# ALTER ROLE ROLE_NAME WITH LOGIN;
  1. Set the shell environment variables, Write the following commands in bash Shell
export PG_DB_NAME='sirmaya'
export PG_USER=ROLE_NAME 
export PG_PASSWD=SET_PASSWE  
export PG_HOST='localhost'  
export SECRET_KEY='Your_secret_key'   
export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=sirmaya.settings.local
export HOST_URL='http://127.0.0.1:8000'

  1. RUN Admin site migrations and other django app migrations.
    python manage.py migrate

  2. Run the server python manage.py runserver

This should run the server and give an IP address that when entered into a web browser will bring up the development server. Address of the server is your IP address most likely http://127.0.0.1:8000/.