Car Rental E-Commerce Website

This is a Django-based e-commerce website for a car rental company. It allows customers to browse and rent cars online, manage their bookings, and explore available car options.

Getting Started

These instructions will help you set up the project on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10
• Django
• Virtual environment (optional but recommended)

Installation

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.

git clone https://github.com/PGPI-G1-08/XemaCars_ECommerce.git

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it (optional but recommended).

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

3. Install the project dependencies.

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Create a .env file in XemaCars_ECommerce and add the following environment variables.

DB_NAME=<database name>
DB_USER=<database user>
DB_PASSWORD=<database password>
DB_HOST=<database host>

5. Migrate models and run the server.

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py runserver

6. Open a web browser and visit http://localhost:8000/ to access the website, and http://localhost:8000/admin/ to access the admin panel.

Project Structure

The project follows the standard Django project structure. Key directories include:

• XemaCars_ECommerce/: Root project directory.
• apps/: Contains individual Django apps for different aspects of the website (e.g., car listings, user management, orders).
• static/: Stores static files like CSS, JavaScript, and images.
• media/: Stores user-uploaded media files, such as car images.
• templates/: Contains HTML templates for the website's pages.

Built With

• Django - The web framework used

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• The Django community for their excellent documentation and resources.