Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed on your system:

• Python (version 3.x recommended)
• pip (Python package installer)

Setting up the Development Environment

1. Install virtualenv using pip if it's not already installed:

pip install virtualenv
Clone the repository into a directory.

2. Create a Virtual Environment

Navigate to your project directory and run the following command to create a virtual environment:

virtualenv venv

Here, venv is the name of the directory where the virtual environment will be created. You can replace venv with any name you prefer.

3. Activate the Virtual Environment

Once the virtual environment is created you need to activate it. run the following command:

on Windows:

    .\venv\Scripts\activate

on Mac OS:

    source venv/bin/activate

After activation, your command prompt will change to indicate that the virtual environment is active.

4. Install Project Dependencies

With the virtual environment activated, install your project's dependencies:

    pip install -r requirements.txt

If you don't have a requirements.txt file yet, you can create one by listing your project's dependencies:

    pip freeze > requirements.txt

5. Deactivate the Virtual Environment

When you're done working in your virtual environment, you can deactivate it by running:

    deactivate

6. Additional Tips

To delete the virtual environment, simply remove the venv directory:

rm -rf venv

If you're working on multiple projects, remember to activate the respective virtual environment before running any Python scripts or installing packages.

Updating backend to postgresql

download postgresql from online

Open psql shell

Press enter through all prompts until you are able to input command

Create new file with .sql extension paste the following:

    CREATE DATABASE IPSDATABASE;
    CREATE USER postgres WITH PASSWORD  'postgres';
    ALTER ROLE postgres SET client_encoding TO 'utf8';
    ALTER ROLE postgres SET default_transaction_isolation TO 'read committed';
    ALTER ROLE postgres SET timezone TO 'UTC';
    GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE IPSDATABASE TO postgres

OR you can paste the above code directly into PSQL shell

Copy the path of the .sql file.

In psql shell type \i <FILE_PATH>.

Run \l in PSQL shell, make sure 'ipsdatabase' is there

Create .env file in root of project, paste the following... FILE IS NAMED .env yes that is it

Change password in .env to use the password that you setup

DB_NAME=ipsdatabase
DB_USER=postgres
DB_PASSWORD=postgress
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=5432

run in django: python manage.py migrate

before you run django server again:

python manage.py createsuperuser

Make what credentials you want.

Run: python manage.py runserver