I made this django project to explore new technologies and libraries, as well as hone my docker containerization skill. In this project, I have collected the most popular and necessary tools for creating complex and full-fledged projects.
This is one of the most complex Django projects that I have implemented to date. I created an online store where you can log in through social networks or register, receive email confirmation letters, purchase various products, sort them by categories, and then pay through the Stripe system. You can also see a list of all your orders and their status. This is a fully functional and ready-to-use online store.
Since I position myself as a backend developer, I focused on the internal components, not the appearance of the site.
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The main technologies used in the project are data caching with Redis, asynchronous email confirmation sending (I also implemented the sending mechanism myself), social media authentication through django-allauth. The most time-consuming task was connecting to Stripe. In addition to writing a controller that handles payments, I also had to configure webhook operation. I also integrated Stripe products and the django admin panel so that when a new product is added, the data is also updated in Stripe. It was not easy to package all of this into a Docker container, ensure the seamless operation of each service, and automate the deployment of the web application in Docker.
Method 1: Via docker-compose
- Create a .env file and paste the data from the .env.example file into it.
- The value of the variable ALLOWED_HOST specify '*' or '0.0.0.0'.
- Generate django secret key on this site and specify it in the SECRET_KEY variable.
- Create an email and configure it to send messages. You can learn more about how to do this here.
- Register in Stripe, copy the Publishable key and Secret key. Insert the values into the variables STRIPE_PUBLIC and STRIPE_SECRET_KEY.
- Run the project by entering following command:
docker-compose up --build
- After the project starts, you will see your webhook signing secret at the bottom of the console. Copy it and paste the value into the STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET variable. Reload the container:
docker-compose up -d
- Perform migration to the database:
docker-compose exec web python manage.py migrate
- Create a superuser by entering the following command:
docker-compose exec web python manage.py createsuperuser
- You can log in to the admin panel and add new products and categories or upload the fixtures I created by entering the command:
docker-compose exec web python manage.py loaddata products/fixtures/products.json
You can use the data of these cards to test the payment in the store.
Method 2: Via virtual environment
Installation via a virtual environment is much more difficult, because the project has many third-party services. You will have to additionally install Redis, Postgresql, Stripe CLI, and change the project settings. If you want to install the project through a virtual environment, please contact me and I will give you instructions.