Installation Guide

Welcome to the installation guide for BUCK$. Follow these steps to set up the project on your system.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/CSC493-Computing-Design-Practicum/csc493-cdp-stevensonmichel.git

cd csc493-cdp-stevensonmichel.git/backend
Set up a virtual environment:

python -m venv yourvirtualenvironment

source yourvirtualenvironment/bin/activate
Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt
Create a new MySQL database.
- Access MySQL CLI:
mysql -u root -p
- Replace root with your MySQL username, if different.
- Enter your MySQL password when prompted.
- Create your database CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS project_db;
  
  USE project_db;
  
  CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'project_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
  
  GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON project_db.* TO 'project_user'@'localhost';
  
  FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Update the DATABASES section in backend/bucks/settings.py with your database credentials.

DATABASES = {

'default': {

'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',

'NAME': 'project_db',

'USER': 'project_user',

'PASSWORD': 'password',

'HOST': 'localhost',

'PORT': '3306',

}

}
Apply migrations:

python manage.py makemigrations

python manage.py migrate
Run the server backend server:

python manage.py runserver