Server Architecture

Development IDE, Language & Framework

PyCharm
Python
Django

Development Environment Setup

  • Install Docker
    https://docs.docker.com/desktop/mac/install/

  • Install Python
    https://www.python.org/downloads/
    Currently I am using Python 3.9

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    python3 --version

  • Install pip

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    curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py
    python3 get-pip.py

  • Install Django
    Currently I am using Django 3.2.4

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    pip install Django==3.2.4
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    django-admin --version

  • Install Virtual Env

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    brew install virtualenv

Create Virtual Env

  • Create virtual environment
    Create a project folder. Create virtual environment in the project folder.
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    virtualenv venv --python=python3.9
  • Enter virtual environment
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    source ./venv/bin/activate
  • Exit virtual environment
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    deactivate

Create Django Project & App

  • Create Django project
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    django-admin startproject maochun_test
  • Create Django App
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    django-admin startapp user
  • Django project structure

Install Python Packages

  • Django
  • djangorestframework
  • drf-yasg
  • psycopg2-binary

Run server in local

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python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py runserver

Others

  • Generate installed package list

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    pip freeze > requirements.txt

  • Install package from list

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    pip install -r requirements.txt

Django Settings

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/ref/settings/

Django AdminSite

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/ref/contrib/admin/

Django Management Command

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/howto/custom-management-commands/

Database & Caching

  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis

Reference