project_template_default

A reusable template for making django projects

suggested use

1. create a new repo using the DjangoAddicts repo template: https://github.com/djangoaddicts/repo_template

2. create a new python virtual environment:

   python -m venv venv

3. install the packages defined in the toml file:

   pip install .[dev]

4. use the following command to create a django project based on the django project template:

   django-admin startproject my_project_name --template https://github.com/djangoaddicts/project_template_default/archive/refs/heads/main.zip

5. rename the project name to "django_project":

   mv <my_project_name> django_project

6. cd into django_project and use the following command to create a django app based on the django app template:

   cd django_project
   ./manage.py startapp my_app --template https://github.com/djangoaddicts/app_template_default/archive/refs/heads/main.zip --extension htm

7. run migrations, create an admin user, and start the demo server:

   ./manage.py migrate 
   ./manage.py add_superuser --group admin
   ./manage.py runserver 

8. open a browser at 127.0.0.1:8000, log in with admin/admin