vwingardh/portfolio

My portfolio website styled with CSS and Bootstrap, built with Django, and hosted on PythonAnywhere

Portfolio Website

My portfolio website built with Python and Django, hosted on PythonAnywhere.

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👩‍🔧 Getting Started

These instructions will provide you a copy of the project that you can run locally. Visit PythonAnywhere to set up a free account if you would like to host.

🛠️ Install

Step 1: Open Git Bash and change the current working directory to the location where you want the cloned directory.

git clone [e-mail]:vwingardh/Portfolio.git

Step 2: Create a virual environment for web app.

python -m venv venv

Step 3: Activate virtual environment with following command.

venv\Scripts\activate

Step 4: Install all packages in requirements.txt file in project directory.

pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: By default Django uses SQLite, this app uses PostgreSQL. To use SQLite, change the database code in settings.py to:

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
    }
}

Otherwise, create a PostgreSQL database using pgAdmin and configure NAME and PASSWORD to that of your newly created PostgreSQL database.

Step 6: Generate a new secret key and add to SECRET_KEY in settings.py. Run key_generator.py to generate a new key or use Djecrety to generate a secret key.

Step 7: Create a .env file in the root directory (where manage.py is) to secure secret key and database credentials.

Step 8: Delete existing migrations and migrate to new database.

python manage.py makemigrations

python manage.py migrate

Step 9: Create a superuser for access to the admin panel.

python manage.py createsuperuser

Step 10: Start the development server and ensure there are no errors.

python manage.py runserver

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That's it, you're all set!