Django project presenting some Algorand's blockchain processes with the help of py-algorand-sdk package.

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Security warning

This project has not been audited and should not be used in a production environment.

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Requirements

You should have Python 3 installed on your system. Also, this tutorial uses python3-venv for creating virtual environments - install it in a Debian/Ubuntu based systems by issuing the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install python3-venv

Algorand Sandbox must be installed on your computer. It is implied that the Sandbox executable is in the sandbox directory next to this project directory:

$ tree -L 1
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├── algodjango
└── sandbox

If that's not the case, then you should set SANDBOX_DIR environment variable holding sandbox directory before running the Django development server, like the following:

export SANDBOX_DIR="/home/ipaleka/dev/algorand/sandbox"

If you want to clone the repositories, not just download them, then you should have Git installed on your computer.

And finally, keeping secrets in a public repository is not recommended so our code implies you set an environment variable for the Django SECRET_KEY:

export SECRET_KEY="my-django-secret-key"

Setup

At first create the root directory:

cd ~
mkdir algorand
cd algorand

Then clone both repositories:

git clone https://github.com/ipaleka/algodjango.git
git clone https://github.com/algorand/sandbox.git

Start the Sandbox and wait until it's ready:

./sandbox/sandbox up

As always for the Python-based projects, you should create a Python environment and activate it:

python3 -m venv algovenv
source algovenv/bin/activate

Now change the directory to the project root directory and install the project dependencies with:

(algovenv) $ pip install -r requirements.txt

After that, you'll be able to start the Django development server:

(algovenv) $ cd algodjango
(algovenv) $ python manage.py runserver

Point your browser to http://127.0.0.1:8000/ and you should see the starting page:

Troubleshooting

If you want a fresh start, issue the following for the Sandbox:

./sandbox/sandbox clean
./sandbox/sandbox up

Then delete the SQLite database file and recreate it with the migrate Django management command:

(algovenv) $ cd algodjango
(algovenv) $ rm db.sqlite3
(algovenv) $ python manage.py migrate