Simple Django React Postgres Authentication Boilerplate

For Running the Project

Requirements

Node, Python, NPM package manager, Postgres

Clone the repository:

• clone the project using git command line.

git clone https://github.com/Dinuda/Django-React-Postgres-Authentication-Boilerplate.git .

Backend

1. Go to the root folder and perform the following commands:

cd backend

2. Create and activate the virtual environment

Windows
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python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate

MACOS (M1)
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virtualenv venv
source venv/bin/activate

3. Install required packages

use pip3 if you are using python3.6 or higher.

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Apply Migrations

python3 manage.py makemigrations
python3 manage.py migrate

5. Run the server

python3 manage.py runserver

Frontend

(open a new command process)

• Navigate to the root folder
• Key in cd frontend

1. Installing packages

npm install

2. Run the application

npm run start

make sure that both frontend and backend are running

Check your running application

• head over to http://localhost:3000/

For Running the Project

• .gitignore is placed seperately in backend and frontend folders

Credits

https://github.com/sushil-kamble/django-react-auth