Django ATA Educa

Django ATA Educa is a web application designed to provide an online learning platform. It allows users to browse courses, register for them, and track their progress. This project is built using Django, a high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.

Features

• User Authentication: Sign up, log in and log out.
• Course Management: Create, update, delete, and view courses.
• Lesson Management: Add lessons to courses with rich content.
• Admin Interface: Admins can manage courses, lessons, and users via Django’s admin interface.

Technologies Used

• Backend: Django 5.x, Django Rest Framework
• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Database: SQLite (default, can be replaced with PostgreSQL or MySQL)
• Other: Docker for containerization, Nginx as a web server, uWSGI for serving Django applications.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• Docker and Docker Compose
• Git

Local Development

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/TAnd-dev/django-ata-educa.git
   cd django-ata-educa
   

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

    python -m venv venv
    source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`
   

3. Install the dependencies:

     pip install -r requirements.txt
   

4. Run migrations:

   python manage.py migrate
   

5. Create a superuser:

   python manage.py createsuperuser
   

6. Run the development server:

   python manage.py runserver --settings=base.settings.local_settings  # Or --settings=base.settings.prod_settings
   

The application will be available at http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

Docker Setup

1. Build and start the containers:

   docker-compose up --build
   

2. Access the application:

The application will be available at http://localhost/

Admin interface: http://localhost/admin/

API root: http://localhost/api/