music_437

Setup Instructions

Windows 10

First check your python version. You should at least have Python 3.8

python --version

Create a virtual environment for local setup.

python -m venv {Environment Name}

OPTIONAL (If you intend on editing this code base, complete this step): Add the name of your local environment to ".gitignore"

echo '{Environment Name}' > .gitignore

Start your local environment: Windows

{Environment Name}\Scripts\Activate

Start your local environment: Mac

source {Environment Name}/bin/activate

Install Required Python Modules

pip install -r requirements.txt

Change directory to ./music/

cd music

Run Migrations

python manage.py migrate

Check if you can run the Django server (at same directory level as migrations)

python manage.py runserver

OPTIONAL: Create a superuser to access the REST framework

python manage.py createsuperuser

To start the frontend React app (in a seperate terminal window while the backend is still running)

cd ./music/frontend
npm install (or, depending on your version of node, 'npm install --legacy-peer-deps')
npm start server