Create a Versatile Photo Collection App with Django

Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• Django 3.1+
• Cloudinary account

Installation

1. Fork and clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/lookbook.git
cd lookbook

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install the required packages:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Configure Cloudinary:

   1. Sign up at Cloudinary

   2. Create a .env file in the project root and add the following.

   3. Update the .env file with your Cloudinary credentials:

      1. Copy the API environment variable format from the API Keys page and paste it into your .env file.
      2. Replace <your_api_key> and <your_api_secret> with your actual values, while your cloud name is already correctly included in the format.
      3. Add the following code in your settings.py file:

      from dotenv import load_dotenv
      load_dotenv()

5. Apply migrations and start the server:

   python manage.py migrate
   python manage.py runserver

6. Access the application at http://127.0.0.1:8000.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature).
5. Open a pull request.