adelriorz/adelriorz-Portfolio

Armando Del Rio porfolio for web based apps, React, Django, Python, Java

adelriorz-Portfolio Developer Portfolio Website

Armando Del Rio porfolio for web based apps, React, Django, Python, Java website built using Django 4, Django REST Framework 3, React 18, and Material UI 5.

Table of Contents

• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Running the application
• Adding data to the application
• Copyright and License

Prerequisites

Install the following prerequisites:

1. Python 3.8-3.11
   This project uses Django v4.2.4. For Django to work, you must install a correct version of Python on your machine. More information here.
2. Node.js
3. Visual Studio Code

Installation

Backend

1. Create a virtual environment

From the root directory, run:

cd backend

python -m venv venv

2. Activate the virtual environment

From the backend directory, run:

On macOS:

source venv/bin/activate

On Windows:

venv\scripts\activate

3. Install required backend dependencies

From the backend directory, run:

pip install --cache-dir .pip_cache -r requirements.txt

4. Run migrations

From the backend directory, run:

python manage.py makemigrations

python manage.py migrate

5. Create an admin user to access the Django Admin interface

From the backend directory, run:

python manage.py createsuperuser

When prompted, enter a username, email, and password.

Frontend

1. Install required frontend dependencies

From the root directory, run:

cd frontend

npm install

Run the application

To run the application, you need to have both the backend and the frontend up and running.

1. Run backend

From the backend directory, run:

python manage.py check --deploy # Check if ready to run
python manage.py collectstatic # Collects static files
python manage.py runserver # Enables app to run on browser

2. Run frontend

From the frontend directory, run:

npm start

3. View the application

Go to http://localhost:3000/ to view the application.

Add data to the application

Add data through Django Admin.

Go to http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin to access the Django Admin interface and sign in using the admin credentials.