Loops

Web application developed to learn the workflow of an ecommerce platform

Installation

Clone the repository with the below command

git clone https://github.com/EricL132/Loop_Ecommerce_Python.git
cd Loop_Ecommerce_Python

Create virtual environment for python

python -m venv env
source env/Scripts/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Setup environment varibles

Create .env file

cd . > .env

Contents of .env

WEBLINK=Link for reseting password example => https://domain.com/account/reset/
SECRETKEY=Secret key for django applications => Used in settings.py, More info below
DATABASE_PASSWORD=database password => Used in settings.py
PAYPALCLIENT=Paypal client => More info below
PAYPALSECRET=Paypal secret => More info below

Secret Key

Run command in terminal

python -c "import secrets; print(secrets.token_urlsafe())"

Paypal Client & Secret

Go to https://developer.paypal.com/ and login
Go to https://developer.paypal.com/developer/applications/create
After creating new app you should see client and secret key

Database

Create postgres database
Change name of database in settings.py
Run below command to create database tables

python manage.py makemigrations

Fill in table with data
/api/models.py
api_product => Products
api_featured => Featured products on home screen

Starting Server

Python manage.py runserver

Starting Client

cd frontend
npm install
npm start

Technologies

• JavaScript
• Python
• React
• Django
• Paypal-SDK
• Google Cloud Platform