Required Software

• Install Python
  • ClinTAD was build with Python 3.6, but other version of Python 3 may work
• Install git
• Install PyCharm
  • The community edition is free

Installation/Getting Started

• Download or clone the code from GitHub

  • This can be done in the command prompt / terminal by navigating to a folder where you want to keep the project. I keep my projects in c:\apps so I would do:
    • cd c:\apps
  • Then:
    • git clone https://github.com/JacobSpectorMD/ClinTAD.git

• Open PyCharm, and then open the ClinTAD folder in PyCharm

• Create a virtual environment in PyCharm

  • Go to File > Settings > Project:clintad > Project Interpreter
  • Click on the "Project Interpreter" dropdown menu towards the top, then "Show All"
  • Click on the "+" button towards the right
  • Make sure "New Environment" is checked. Choose a location. Make sure Python 3.6 is the base interpreter
  • Click Ok and the virtual environment will be created

• Click on the "Terminal" button at the bottom-left of PyCharm

  • Make sure the name of your virtual environment shows in parenthesis, e.g.
    • (clintad) C:\apps\clintad>
    • If it does not show up, close the terminal by clicking the X button on the left and re-open it
  • Install the required packages by typing:
    • pip install -r requirements.txt

• Run the server

  • python manage.py runserver

• You should now be able to use ClinTAD by visiting 127.0.0.1:8000.

• You can create an account and log in to easily create custom tracks.

• To run ClinTAD in the future you just need to:

  • Open the project in PyCharm
  • In the terminal type:
    • python manage.py runserver

• You can get updates for ClinTAD by typing:

  • git pull
  • It's possible this could cause you to lose your custom tracks, so make sure to have that data backed up!

• That's it!