E-commerce Web application Using Django

A web application built in Django for purchasing products online.

Project setup

Clone the repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/Mindinventory/django_ecommerce_boilerplate.git

Create virtual environment:

$ virtualenv venv
$ source venv/bin/activate

You will see in front of the prompt that the virtual environment (venv) has been activated.

Install the dependencies:

$ pip install -r requirements.txt

Set up a database

Configure Database settings in settings.py folder as suggested in below documentation:

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/settings/#databases

Create a .env file in the project folder. You can find .env.example file for your reference.

Execute below command to create migrations and register models in the database:

python manage.py makemigrations users
python manage.py makemigrations store
python manage.py migrate

Set up the products module

Run the below command to populate the database with products:

 python manage.py loaddata products.json

Starting the web server

Run the development server using below command:

python manage.py runserver

Navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8000/

Create an account on stripe for accepting payments

 https://dashboard.stripe.com/settings/account?support_details=true

Note: For payment integration using stripe, add stripe required keys in .env file. You can get them from stripe Dashboard.

https://dashboard.stripe.com/test/dashboard