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How to clone a Django project from Github and run it locally (MAC IOS).

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This is a quick guide on how to clone/fork a django project from github.

Requirements

  • You will need to have a version of python 3 installed.

check this by using the following command



python3 --version
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Installation

First let's clone the git repo, click on the code and copy the url. Heres an example of where to find that url:

Example

Then open your terminal and navigate to the directory you wish to store the project and run the following commands:



git clone https://github.com/REPONAME.git
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(replace the url your own url)

Once you've cloned the repository, navigate into the repository.

Create a virtual environment and activate it using the following commands:



python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
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Once you've activated your virtual environment install your python packages by running:



pip install -r requirements.txt
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Now let's migrate our django project:



python manage.py migrate
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If there are no hitches here you should now be able to open your server by running: 



python manage.py runserver
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Quick and painless. If there are any issues or problems, leave a comment below!

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