Clone and Run a Django Project from Github
Last Updated :
04 Sep, 2023
In this article, we will learn how to download any project from GitHub and deploy it to our local machine. You can clone any code or project from GitHub but for this article, we are cloning our Django project.
What is GitHub?
GitHub is an online platform where we can share our codes(or projects) online hassle-free, we can also host our local git repository online. It basically allows you to work collaboratively with a group of people.
Terminal Command to Clone Django Project from GitHub
git clone <URL of GitHub repository>
e.g.,
git clone "https://github.com/Hardik-Kushwaha/Face-Detection-Minor1"
What is Django?
A Python-based web framework called Django enables you to quickly build effective online apps. Because Django has built-in features for everything, including the Django Admin Interface and the default database, SQLlite3, it is often known as a batteries-included framework.
Clone a Django Project from GitHub and Run
Install and Create a Virtual Environment
Step 1: Create a virtual environment.
Unix/Linux/macOS users run the following command
python3 -m venv env
Windows users run the following command
py -m venv env
Step 2: Activate the virtual environment and verify it
Unix/Linux/macOS users run the following command
source env/bin/activate
Windows users run the following command
.\env\Scripts\activate
If you have trouble in creating or activating the virtual environment refer to this article.
Clone a GitHub Repository
Copy the URL of the GitHub repository if you want to clone it in the tutorial we are using this repository. Run the git clone command in the terminal or git bash to clone the repository.
Syntax: git clone "URL of GitHub repository"
git clone "https://github.com/Hardik-Kushwaha/Face-Detection-Minor1"
Deploy Django Project from GitHub
After the repository is cloned successfully change the directory to the recent clone repository in which the Django project is kept.
cd Face-Detection-Minor1
Install the requirements (if any). Most of the projects have requirements.txt file which specifies the requirements of that project, so let’s install the requirements of it from the file.
pip install -r requirements.txt
Note: If the project don’t have the requirement.txt file you have to install requirements Individually which are required for the project. e.g., Django,python etc.
Run the Django server by running the below command.
python3 manage.py runserver
Go to the web browser and enter http://127.0.0.1:8000 to verify whether the application is running fine or not.
Output:
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