How to Install Django-Wiki on Windows 11

Django-Wiki is a powerful and flexible wiki application built on the Django web framework. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Django-Wiki on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, you will need to have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• Python 3.6 or higher (preferably Python 3.9)
• pip package manager
• Git

Step 1: Create a Virtual Environment

It is a best practice to use a virtual environment to install and manage Python packages. To create a new virtual environment, open a command prompt or terminal window and enter the following command:

python -m venv myenv

Replace myenv with the name of your virtual environment.

Step 2: Activate the Virtual Environment

Once the virtual environment has been created, activate it by running the following command:

.\myenv\Scripts\activate

This will activate the virtual environment, and any packages you install will be installed in this virtual environment.

Step 3: Install Django-Wiki

To install Django-Wiki, clone the repository from Github by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/django-wiki/django-wiki.git

Then, navigate to the cloned repository directory:

cd django-wiki

Install the required packages using the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

This will install all the required packages for Django-Wiki.

Step 4: Initialize the Database

Before we can run Django-Wiki, we need to initialize the database. Run the following command to create the necessary tables:

python manage.py migrate

Step 5: Create a Superuser

Next, create a superuser account by running the following command:

python manage.py createsuperuser

Follow the prompts to create a username, email, and password for the superuser account.

Step 6: Start the Development Server

Finally, start the development server by running the following command:

python manage.py runserver

You should see a message similar to the following:

Starting development server at http://127.0.0.1:8000/

Navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8000/ in your web browser, and you should see the Django-Wiki home page.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Django-Wiki on Windows 11.

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