craiglabenz/blank-django

A Django 1.9 project template.

New Django Project

Local Environment Setup

1. Make sure you have virtualenvwrapper installed. If not, Google it and install.

   1. Run mkvirtualenv {{ project-name }} --python=which python3
   2. Make ~/Envs/{{ project-name }}/bin/postactivate look like this:

   #!/bin/bash
   # This hook is run after this virtualenv is activated.
   cd ~/Sites/{{ project-name }}/web/
   pip install -r ../requirements/dev.txt
   ./manage migrate
   ./manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

2. In a fresh window, execute workon {{ project-name }}.

Make a database!

1. From within your web/ directory, execute: ./manage.py migrate. This will create a local SQLite database. You may delete that database and start from scratch with this command at any time.
   1. After creating a fresh database, you will likely be prompted to install yourself as a superuser. If not, execute ./manage.py createsuperuser.