How to clone a Django project from Github and run it locally (MAC IOS).

This is a quick guide on how to clone/fork a django project from github.

Requirements

• You will need to have a version of python 3 installed.

check this by using the following command

python3 --version

Installation

First let's clone the git repo, click on the code and copy the url. Heres an example of where to find that url:

Then open your terminal and navigate to the directory you wish to store the project and run the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/REPONAME.git

(replace the url your own url)

Once you've cloned the repository, navigate into the repository.

Create a virtual environment and activate it using the following commands:

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

Once you've activated your virtual environment install your python packages by running:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Now let's migrate our django project:

python manage.py migrate

If there are no hitches here you should now be able to open your server by running:

python manage.py runserver

Quick and painless. If there are any issues or problems, leave a comment below!