How to Install Dashdot on Windows 10

Dashdot is an open-source software package developed for prediction and prescription of herbicide resistance in weed populations. In this tutorial, we will walk through a step-by-step guide on how to install dashdot on a Windows 10 operating system.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation process of dashdot, we need to install the following prerequisites on our Windows 10 computer:

1. Python 3.8 or higher

2. Git

3. Virtualenv

Installation Steps

Once we have installed the prerequisites, follow the steps below to install dashdot:

1. Open the Command Prompt as an Administrator. To do this, press the Windows key and type "cmd". Right-click on "Command Prompt" and select "Run as administrator".

2. Create a new virtual environment in which we will install dashdot by typing the following command:

virtualenv dashdot-env

3. Activate the newly created virtual environment by running the following command:

dashdot-env\Scripts\activate

4. Navigate to the directory where we want to install dashdot by running the following command:

cd path\to\directory

5. Clone the dashdot repository from GitHub by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/MauriceNino/dashdot.git

6. Change the working directory to the cloned dashdot folder by running the following command:

cd dashdot

7. Install the required Python packages by running the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

8. Next, set up the database by running the following command:

python manage.py migrate

9. Finally, start the dashdot server by running the following command:

python manage.py runserver

10. If the installation process is successful, you should see the following output in the Command Prompt:

Performing system checks...

System check identified no issues (0 silenced).

June 01, 2021 - 10:00:00
Django version 3.2.4, using settings 'dashdot.settings'
Starting development server at http://127.0.0.1:8000/
Quit the server with CTRL-BREAK.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed dashdot on your Windows 10 operating system. You can now access the dashdot web application by opening a web browser, navigating to http://127.0.0.1:8000/, and start using it.

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