Storefront-Django

E-commerce App - Django

--- Using Demo SMTP server --- To setup smtp4dev run this in terminal: docker run --rm -it -p 3000:80 -p 2525:25 rnwood/smtp4dev

--- Using Redis for Message Broker + Cache --- To setup Redis run this in terminal: docker run -d -p 6379:6379 redis

--- IMPORTANT ---- I am using a WSL(Windows Subsystem for Linux) for running this django project.

1. Install Ubuntu

   wsl --install wsl --install -d ubuntu

2. Install Extension in VSCode for Remote Connection

   • Extension Name: Remote - WSL
   • Open Command Palette and type: Remote-WSL:Reopen Folder in WSL This will re-open the project folder. Open a terminal window on VSCode. You'll see the command prompt changed to Linux.

3. Update the Package List

   sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

4. Upgrade Python to latest version

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa sudo install python 3.9 sudo rm /usr/bin/python3 -- if any problems occur. sudo ln -s python3.9 /usr/bin/python3 python3 --version

5. Install pip and pipenv

   sudo apt install python3-pip pipenv pip --version pipenv -- version

6. Install MySQL

   sudo apt install python3.9-dev sudo apt install libmysqlclient-dev

   pip install mysqlclient

   sudo install mysql-server mysql --version sudo service mysql start

7. Configure MySQL

   sudo mysql -u root -p

    CREATE DATABASE storefront;
    ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'password';
    type quit to exit
   

   In settings.py set everything

8. Start the Project

   pipenv install pipenv shell python manage.py migrate --Optionally seed the database python manage.py seed_db
   python manage.py runserver

Next time onwards remember to run pipenv shell every time open a new terminal