Backend for a simple social media application, built using django and django-rest-framework.
Make sure you have python 3.8 or higher installed and added to system path
- Clone the repository
- Create a python virtual environment (not necessary, but highly recommended):
$ python -m venv venv
- Activate the virtual environment:
$ source venv/bin/activate
- Install dependencies:
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
- Create a
.env
file with following content:
SECRET_KEY=<random-django-secret-key>
DEBUG=True
- Apply migrations:
$ python manage.py migrate
- Start dev server:
$ python manage.py runserver