# Quick Start
### Compile the product
To compile the product and use it locally, **Python3** should be installed and accessible via the terminal. The source code can be downloaded from the official repository or downloaded in ZIP format from the [product page](https://codedthemes.com/item/datta-able-pro-django-template/).
**Download the sources** and unzip the archive.
```
$ cd django-datta-able-pro
```
**Create a virtual environment**
```
$ virtualenv env
$ source env/bin/activate
```
**Install modules**
```
$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt
```
**Create the tables** by running a Django `migration`
```
$ python manage.py makemigrations
$ python manage.py migrate
```
**Start the application**
```
$ python manage.py runserver
```
If all goes well, we can access **Datta Able Django PRO** in the browser `http://127.0.0.1:8000/`.
### Codebase structure
The project is coded using a simple and intuitive structure presented below:
```
< PROJECT ROOT >
|
|-- core/ # Implements app logic and serve the static assets
| |-- settings.py # Django app bootstrapper
| |-- static/
| |-- templates/ # Templates used to render pages
| |-- includes/ # HTML chunks and components
| |-- layouts/ # Master pages
| |-- accounts/ # Authentication pages
| |
| index.html # The default page
| *.html # All other HTML pages
|
|-- authentication/ # Handles auth routes (login and register)
|-- app/ # A simple app that serve HTML files
|
|-- requirements.txt # Development modules - SQLite storage
|-- .env # Inject Configuration via Environment
|-- manage.py # Start the app - Django default start script
|
|-- ************************************************************************
```
### The bootstrap flow
* Django bootstrapper `manage.py` uses `core/settings.py` as the main configuration file
* `core/settings.py` loads the app magic from `.env` file
* Redirect the guest users to Login page
* Unlock the pages served by *app* node for authenticated users
### Deployment
The app is provided with a basic configuration to be executed in [Docker](https://www.docker.com/), a popular virtualization software. To start the project inside a Docker container, please type the following commands:
1# - **UNZIP the archive** and change the current directory
```
cd django-datta-able-pro
```
2# - **Download the required packages**
```
sudo docker-compose pull
```
3# - **Build the Docker packages**
```
sudo docker-compose build
```
4# - **Start the dockerized application**
```
sudo docker-compose up
```
By visiting`http://localhost:5005`the browser, we should see the app running.
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