djQueue

Real time queue system built with Django & Reactjs

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Installation Guide

In this section we will walk through how to install the djqueue project with PostgreSQL DB and Python 3.7, you can for sure install it on any other DB that you prefer with django.

Installation on Windows

Note : commands that are prefixed with '>' are meant to run in cmd.exe and commands that are prefixed with '#' are meant to run inside the psql shell.

• Install the Database (PostgreSQL)

  • Download https://www.postgresql.org/download/windows/
  • Install and make sure to save the password we gonna need that later
  • Add postgresql bin to your environment variables
    • Default location : C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL<pgsql version>\bin
  • Login to the database server by running the following :
    • > psql –U postgres
  • inside the shell create the djqueue database by running the following :
    • # create database "DjQueue";
  • Quit :
    • # \q

• Install Git on windows if you don't have git installed yet

  • https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/install-git#windows

• Clone the project into your desired directory by running the following in cmd.exe :

  • > git clone https://github.com/elmawardy/djqueue.git

• Configure the database password

  • inside Djqueue/settings.py inside the DATABASE object change 'PASSWORD' value to your database password that we've saved earlier

• Install Python 3.7

  • Download 32/64 bit based on your environment from : https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/
  • Add Python to your environment variables in PATH variable
    • Default locations :
      • C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37
      • C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\Scripts

• Create Python virtual environment (outside the project directory)

  • > python -m venv envdjqueue
  • > cd envdjqueue/Scripts
  • > activate.bat

• Build the project

  • > cd <project path>

  • > pip3 install -r requirements.txt

    • if you got an error here make sure to download and install the Visual Studio C++ Build Tools :
      • https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=BuildTools&rel=16
        or from direct link : https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=BuildTools&rel=16

  • > python manage.py migrate

  • > python manage.py createsuperuser

  • > python manage.py loaddata Queue/fixtures/settings_data.json --app Queue.settings

  • > python manage.py runserver

    • if you want to run the website for external users on specific ip and port run this

      • > python manage.py runserver <ip>:<port>

      make sure to add the ip in the ALLOWED_HOSTS section in settings.py like so : ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['192.168.1.2']

Then finally you can access the project from your browser at http://localhost:8000 , or on your desired ip:port