django_local_library

Local Library website written in Django(Python3)

This web application creates an online catalog for a small local library, where users can browse available books and manage their accounts.

The main features that have currently been implemented are:

• There are models for books, book copies, genre, language and authors.
• Users can view list and detail information for books and authors.
• Admin users can create and manage models. The admin has been optimised (the basic registration is present in admin.py, but commented out).
• Librarians can renew reserved books

The site is deployed on the server Heroku: https://locallibrary-alexshef.herokuapp.com

SETUP INSTRUCTIONS for Windows

Assuming you have Python setup.

1. If 'pip' not installed: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/

2. Creating an isolated Python environment

   pip install virtualenv

   virtualenv venv

   venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install the libraries

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Migrations and creating 'staticfiles' catalog

   python manage.py migrate

   python manage.py collectstatic

APPLICATION LAUNCH

python manage.py runserver

http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/ - Django administration

http://127.0.0.1:8000/catalog/ - the library catalog