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### Start a New Project
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With your tooling properly set up in the previous chapter, you can now start with setting up your Django project.
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Create a new folder for your project.
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And open the folder in your editor of choice, such as VSCode
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Create a new Python virtual environment with Pipenv by running `pipenv shell`
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This will create a Pipfile in your project folder. This will track what packages you install in your virtual environment
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I highly suggest you install the [Python VSCode extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python) at this step to help with your developer experience
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### Initialize Git
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When working on software projects such as Django, you will need to be able to track small changes. We'll be using Git for that
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We previously installed Git, now's the time to use it. In your terminal, run the command `git init`
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If successful, this will create a hidden `.git` folder in your project
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There are some files in your projects that won't need to be tracked for changes (database files, and passwords!)
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Download the `.gitignore`file provided [here](https://github.com/lemeow125/Notes/blob/master/docs/Guides/Django%20REST%20Framework/_resources/2%20-%20Initialize%20your%20First%20Project/.gitignore) or from [here](https://git.06222001.xyz/keannu125/Notes/src/branch/master/docs/Guides/Django%20REST%20Framework/_resources/2%20-%20Initialize%20your%20First%20Project/.gitignore) below and drop it into your root project folder.
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Don't forget to rename it to `.gitignore`. Take note of the dot before the filename!
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You can also choose to search for your own `.gitignore` template online for Django or Python which will work fine too.
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### Select your Interpreter
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Since you're using a virtual environment such as Pipenv, you will need to specify it to be used rather than the default Python installation
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Press **CTRL + Shift + P** to open the VSCode menu and type in **Select Interpreter**.
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Select the virtual Python environment you created earlier (eg. the one created from `pipenv shell`)
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### Install Dependencies and Packages
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To use Django, you'll need to install Django!
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On your current project's code editor, open a terminal or command line and type in the command
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`pipenv install django djangorestframework`
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This will update your Pipfile and create a Pipfile.lock to reflect the installed packages
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### Initialize the Project
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In your code editor's terminal or command prompt, run the command
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`django-admin startproject PROJECT\_NAME`
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](https://bookstack.06222001.xyz/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/i5bimage.png)
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Be sure to replace it with your own project name! I named mine `djangobackend`.
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A new directory will be created, containing your Django project's files
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Change your directory in the terminal to the folder just created eg. `cd PROJECT\_NAME`
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Once that's done, run the command `python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000` to start your Django project
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Your Django project will now be visible on the URL **[https://localhost:8000](https://localhost:8000)**
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