Django + Cassandra

A Django Project Configured with Open Source Apache Cassandra Database.

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Features:

• Can Use Multiple Database.
• Can use Cassandra Database in Admin Panel.
• Configured for Production Ready.
• Encrypt and Decrypt Cassandra DB for Security.
• Easy to Configure for Your Need.

Get the Code

Clone Repository

$ mkdir django_with_cassandra
$ cd django_with_cassandra
$ git clone https://github.com/Arvind-4/Django-Cassandra.git .

• Create Virtual Environment for Python

$ pip install virtualenv
$ python3.9 -m venv .

• Activate Virtual Environment

$ source bin/activate

• Install Dependencies (for virtual environment)

$ pip install -r requirements.txt

• Install Dependencies (for Poetry)

$ poetry install

Create a .env file in the Root of the Project. Add Your Credentials to .env file.

ASTRA_DB_CLIENT_ID=xxxx
ASTRA_DB_CLIENT_SECRET=ixxxx
ASTRA_DB_TOKEN=xxxx
ASTRA_DB_KEYSPACE=xxxx

ENCRYPTION_KEY=xxxx

DJANGO_SUPERUSER_USERNAME=admin
DJANGO_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD=1234
DJANGO_SUPERUSER_EMAIL=admin@admin.com

DJANGO_SECRET_KEY=secret-key
DJANGO_DEBUG=1
DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS=*

• Make a Folder ignored in the Root of the Project.

• Copy the Connection Bundle to ignored folder.

• Rename th file to connect.zip for convenience.

• Your Project Structure should be Similar to this

$ ls 
	bin  				# Python Virtual Environment Files
	commands  			# Shell Commands
	ignored  			# Cassandra DB
	lib  				# Python Virtual Environment Files
	poetry.lock  		# Poetry lock file
	pyproject.toml  	# Poetry config file
	pyvenv.cfg  		# Config Files
	requirements.txt  	# Python Requirements for Project
	runtime.txt  		# Python Version
	web 				# Python Backend Code

• Run Server

$ cd web
$ uvicorn backend.asgi.dev:application --reload

• To run Commands from commands directory

$ chmod +x commands/*.sh
$ commands/run.prod.sh