adityacp / course_catalog

Course Catalog

Introduction

A Course Catalog for showing different types of courses. Try out the demo at https://demoapp-c147d.appspot.com/

Requirements

• Python 3.8
• Django 3.2.12

Installation and Setup

• Installing system requirements

  Any Operating System

   Install Python and create a virtual env. You can use this link for reference https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html. Also, anaconda can be used for the setup.
  

• Clone the repository

  git clone https://github.com/adityacp/course_catalog.git
  

• Go to the project directory

  cd course_catalog
  

• Installing project packages

  pip install -r requirements.txt
  

• Run migrations

  python manage.py migrate
  

• Create superuser

  python manage.py createsuperuser
  

• Run server Locally

  python manage.py runserver
  

• Once the backend server is running, follow the steps below to compile the frontend UI.

  cd frontend
  
  and then follow the steps mentioned in https://github.com/adityacp/course_catalog/tree/main/frontend
  

• Create new entries

  Go to 127.0.0.1:8000/admin and use the credentials created with step 6 i.e. Create Superuser
  
  In AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION section click on the user to create new users.
  
  In the BACKEND section two links will be available Categorys and Courses. Click on the links to create the categories and courses. To create a course it is mandatory to         create a category first.
  

• Connecting to Dashboard

  Go to 127.0.0.1:8000/ to view the UI