mt5225 / djdba

Development Setup with Docker, Django, MySQL and VSCode

How to deloy on your laptop

• install VScode
• install docker desktop
• clone the repository
• run docker-compose up -d , that's it!

Verify

• open your browser and visit http://localhost:8000
• admin console http://localhost:8000/admin
• exam container log docker logs -f djdba_web_1

Configuration

• Django 3.0 listen on port 8000 localhost
• MySQL 8.0.19 listen on port 13306 localhost, user/pass = mydjangoapp

Useful command while doing development

Python code change

you donot need to do anything cuz gunicorn will reload automatically in case of code change

DB schema change or data init

Use mysql workbanch or something simular

Django db migrations

docker exec -it djdba_web_1 python manage.py makemigrations
docker exec -it djdba_web_1 python manage.py migrate

Misc

Login to container with shell

docker exec -it djdba_web_1 bash

Change default port and user/pass setting

• Edit docker-compose.yml file in the root project folder
• Rebuild db container: docker-compose up --build -d db
• Rebuild web container: docker-compose up --build -d web

or, you may try a CLEAN start as

• stop docker compose: $ docker-compose down
• remove ALL container and images: $ docker system prune -a
• start docker compose: $ docker-compose up -d

Tutorial

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Server-side/Django