Local Environment Setup

The following instructions assume you are using Ubuntu.

1. Ensure Python 3.6 is installed: python3.6 -V
2. Installing Python 3.6 on Ubuntu >16.04:
   • sudo apt-get update
   • sudo apt-get install python3.6
3. Installing Python 3.6 on Ubuntu 16.04:
   • sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/python-3.6
   • sudo apt-get update
   • sudo apt-get install python3.6
4. Install virtualenv: sudo apt install virtualenv
5. Install Postgres:
   • sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib
   • recommended web interface: sudo apt-get install pgadmin3
   • enter the database as the postgres user: sudo su - postgres psql
   • set your own password for the postgres database role: \password postgres
   • set up the database:
     • CREATE DATABASE projectlovelace;
     • CREATE USER admin WITH PASSWORD 'foobar';
     • ALTER ROLE admin SET client_encoding TO 'utf8';
     • ALTER ROLE admin SET default_transaction_isolation TO 'read committed';
     • ALTER ROLE admin SET timezone TO 'UTC'; (confirm that Django setting USE_TZ is True)
     • GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE projectlovelace TO admin;
     • \q
   • start Postgres on login: sudo systemctl enable postgresql
6. Clone the lovelace-website repo:
   • cd dir-of-your-choice
   • git clone https://github.com/project-lovelace/lovelace-website.git
   • cd lovelace-website
7. Download dependencies and create the virtual Python environment: make prepare-venv
8. Activate the virtual environment: source env/bin/activate
9. Start the development web server:
   • cd src
   • python manage.py runserver
10. Install PyCharm Community:
    • download: https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/download/#section=linux
    • follow installation instruction on the JetBrains website
    • TODO: make page for PyCharm setup
11. Set up PyCharm: