basic-poll

Setup RHEL9

Prerequisites:

Make sure you have Python and pip installed. If not, install them using the following commands:

sudo yum install python3 python3-pip git

Creating a Virtual Environment:

Create a virtual environment to isolate your Django project dependencies:

cd ~

python3 -m venv .basic_poll_venv

Activate the virtual environment

source ~/.basic_poll_venv/bin/activate

Update pip in the virtual environment

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

Exit a virtual environment

deactivate

Configure Git

Before you can start using Git, you’ll need to configure it with your name and email address. Run the following commands, replacing Your Name with your actual name and you@example.com with your email address:

git config --global user.name "Your Name"

git config --global user.email "you@example.com"

Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/pgustafs/basic-poll.git

Installing Django

Make sure that your python virtual environment is active, install Django using pip:

python3 -m pip install Django

python3 -m pip install -r basic-poll/requirements.txt

Checking Django Version

Verify that Django is installed correctly and check its version:

django-admin --version

The development server

Let’s verify your Django project works. Change into the basic-poll directory, if you haven’t already, and run the following commands:

cd basic-poll

python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

or using gunicorn

gunicorn base.wsgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:8000