# Neptune Django app to handle to manage subscriptions to products using Stripe, and implementation of the products themselves. ## Setting up the environment Create the virtual environment, enable it, and install the dependencies. ```shell $ python3 -m venv venv $ source env/bin/activate (env) $ pip install -r requirements.txt ``` ## Local settings You'll need to copy the `app/local_settings.example.py` file to `app/local_settings.py`. The project won't start otherwise. ``` $ cp app/local_settings.example.py app/local_settings.py ``` ## Running database migrations Now we need to run the database migrations in order to get a working database. ```shell (env) $ python manage.py migrate ``` ## Creating a superuser In order to access Django admin, we need a superuser. ```shell (env) $ python manage.py createsuperuser Username: t2 Email address: t2@google.com Password: Password (again): Superuser created successfully. ``` ## Running the server ```shell (env) $ python manage.py runserver 8001 Starting development server at http://127.0.0.1:8001/ Quit the server with CONTROL-C. ``` As you've guessed, you can access it at http://127.0.0.1:8001/ ## Troubleshooting Sometimes Django is difficult. > `django.db.utils.OperationalError: no such table: core_user` This means you haven't yet run the migrations. See above. ### Updating the models If you make changes to the database models, you will need to create new migrations. Do this like so: ```shell (env) $ python manage.py makemigrations ``` Afterwards, we can apply them as normal. ```shell (env) $ python manage.py migrate ```