Get Started With Django: Build a Portfolio App

Follow the step-by-step instructions on Real Python to build your own portfolio project with Django.

Images

You can find the example images for the projects in the uploads/project_images folder.

Setup

You can run the provided example project on your local machine by following the steps outlined below.

Create a new virtual environment:

$ python3 -m venv venv

Activate the virtual environment:

$ source venv/bin/activate

Install the dependencies for this project if you haven't installed them yet:

(venv) $ python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Make and apply the migrations for the project to build your local database:

(venv) $ python manage.py makemigrations
(venv) $ python manage.py migrate

Run the Django development server:

(venv) $ python manage.py runserver

Navigate to http://localhost:8000/ or http://localhost:8000/projects to see your portfolio project in action.