Django-Todo is an open-source task management tool built using Django, a popular web framework. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install and set up Django-Todo on Linux Mint.
Before we begin, please ensure that you have the following requirements:
It is recommended to install Django-Todo within a virtual environment. A virtual environment allows you to have a separate environment with its set of dependencies to avoid conflicts with other Python projects.
If you do not have virtualenvwrapper installed, use the following command to install:
sudo apt-get install virtualenvwrapper
Once installed, create a new virtual environment by running the following command:
mkvirtualenv todo
Activate the environment using the command:
workon todo
Django-Todo depends on Django, so let's first install the latest version of Django:
pip install django
Now, we can install Django-Todo using the following command:
pip install django-todo
Let's create a new Django project by running the following command:
django-admin startproject todo_project
Change directories into the new project:
cd todo_project
Open the project's settings.py file:
nano todo_project/settings.py
Find the INSTALLED_APPS section and add 'todo', at the end of the list:
INSTALLED_APPS = [
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'todo',
]
Create the necessary database tables by running the following command:
python manage.py migrate
Start the server by running the following command:
python manage.py runserver
You can now visit http://localhost:8000 on your web browser to see the Django welcome page.
Django-todo includes authentication and user management out-of-the-box. To access the Django admin interface, you need to create a superuser:
python manage.py createsuperuser
Follow the prompts to set a username, email, and password for your superuser account.
You can now access the Django-Todo interface by visiting http://localhost:8000/todo/ on your web browser.
Log in using the superuser account you created in Step 7 to access the admin interface and start creating tasks.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Django-Todo on your Linux Mint system.
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