Django Installation and Setup

Installing and setting up Django is a straightforward process. Below are the step-by-step instructions to install Django and set up a new Django project on your system.

Prerequisites: Before installing Django, make sure you have Python installed on your system.

How to Install Django?

To Install Django in Linux and Mac is similar, here I am showing it in Windows for Linux and Mac just open the terminal in place of the command prompt and go through the following commands.

Step 1: Install Pip

Open the command prompt and enter the following command-

python -m pip install -U pip

Step 2: Set Virtual environment

Setting up the virtual environment will allow you to edit the dependency which generally your system wouldn't allow. Follow these steps to set up a virtual environment-

Step 3: Create virtual environment in Django

We should first go the directory where we want to create the virtual environment then we type the following command to create virtual environment in django.

python -m venv env_site

then we need to activate virtual environment in django

Step 4: Activate the virtual environment

Run the activation script located in the bin directory within the virtual environment folder

• For Windows:

.\env_site\Scripts\activate.ps1

• For MacOs/Linux:

source env_site/bin/activate

Step 5: Install Django

Install django by giving following command

pip install django

Django Setup

Once Django is installed, we can start to create a new Django project.

Step 1: Start a new Django Project

Start a project by following command-

django-admin startproject geeks_site

Step 2: Navigate to the Project Directory

Change directory to geeks_site

cd geeks_site

Step 3: Start the server

Start the server by typing following command in cmd-

python manage.py runserver

Step 4: Verify Server Status

To check whether server is running or not go to web browser and enter http://127.0.0.1:8000/ as URL.