README.md

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Cross-Origin Resource Sharing headers, or CORS headers, are an important feature of HTTP that ensures a webpage only uses content permitted by other websites/servers. Django-CORS-header Adding CORS headers allows your resources to be accessed on other domains.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following software installed on your machine:

• Python: Download and install the latest version from Python.org.
• pip: This is the package installer for Python, typically included with Python installation.
• Virtualenv: This helps create isolated Python environments. You can install it using pip if not - already installed:

pip install virtualenv

Clone the repository

First, clone the repository to your local machine using Git. Open your terminal and run the following command:

https://github.com/sneha-at-hub/Userauthentication-SimpleJWT-RestFramework-react.git

Navigate to the project directory

Change your working directory to the project's directory

cd backend

Create and Activate virtual Environment

virtualenv venv

Activate

On mac/Linux

source venv/bin/activate

On Windows

venv\Scripts\activate

Install Dependencies

Install the project dependencies listed in the requirements.txt file:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Install Django using pip within your virtual environment:

pip install django

Install Django REST Framework using pip:

pip install djangorestframework

Set up the Database

Run the following commands to set up the database:

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

Create a Superuser

Create a superuser to access the Django admin interface:

python manage.py createsuperuser

Run the Development Server

Start the development server:

python manage.py runserver

The development server will typically be available at http://127.0.0.1:8000.

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

• If you encounter an error like pip: command not found, ensure Python and pip are properly installed.
• If you see dependency errors, try deleting the venv folder and re-create the virtual environment, then re-run pip install -r requirements.txt.

Useful Links:

• Django Documentation
• Django REST Framework Documentation
• Python Downloads
• pip Documentation