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Date: 2024-06-22
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# project setup

## set up virtual environment

- make new env
```shell
python -m venv env 
```

- activate env
```shell
source env/bin/activate
```

- deactivate env
```
deactivate
```

[[virtual environment python|more about virtual environment in python]]
## install django

- insert the command
```shell
pip install django
```

## make config project/folder

- insert this command note that '.' mean than it go to current folder   
```shell
django-admin startproject my_project .
```

see that when we enter this command we make folder config with manage.py file 

## running development server

- insert command
```shell
python manage.py runserver
```

- now open http://127.0.0.1:8080 in browser you can also hold 'Ctrl' and click on it in terminal
if you see django rocket you are good to go
for closing server use Ctrl + C in terminal














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