This is the supplementary cheat sheet document for our course: Build a Backend REST API with Python & Django - Beginner
- Git
- SSH Key Management
- Virtual Environments
- Django Management Commands
- Vagrant
- Terminal / GitBash Commands
Use the below Git commands in the Windows Command Prompt or macOS Terminal.
Configure default email and name
Note: This only needs to be done the first time you use Git on your machine
git config --global user.email "your@email.com"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
Initialise a new Git repository
git init
Commit changes to Git
git add .
git commit -am "Commit message"
Set Git remote
Note: This only needs to be done once, the details are provided by GitHub after creating a new project
git remote add origin <URL TO PROJECT>
git push -u origin master
Push changes to GitHub
git push origin
The below commands are used to manage SSH keys on your local development machine.
Checking for existing SSH key
ls ~/.ssh/
Print contents of public key
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Generate new SSH key on your local machine
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "EMAIL ADDRESS"
The below commands are used for managing Virtual Environments using Python3-env. Use these commands when connected to your Vagrant server.
Create new environment
python -m venv ~/env
Activate virtual environment
source ~/env/bin/activate
De-activate virtual environment
deactivate
Install requirements from requirements.txt
Note: Virtual environment must be activated
pip install -r requirements.txt
Create new Django project
django-admin.py startproject profiles_project .
Create new Django app
python manage.py startapp profiles_api
Start Django development server
python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
Create database migrations file
python manage.py makemigrations
Run migrations
python manage.py migrate
Create new superuser
python manage.py createsuperuser
These commands are used for managing Vagrant using the GitBash or Terminal windows.
Initialise Vagrant on project
vagrant init ubuntu/bionic64
Start Vagrant box
vagrant up
Connect to Vagrant box
vagrant ssh
Disconnect from Vagrant box
Note: This command is a standard linux command for ending an SSH session
exit
Stop Vagrant box
vagrant halt
Remove Vagrant box
vagrant destroy
Update Vagrant box image
Note: you must rebuild the image after updating
vagrant box update
Change directory
cd /directory_name
Change to parent directory
cd ..