https://github.com/jinankjain/webapp-template

Boilerplate code for Django based webapp deployed on Heroku
https://github.com/jinankjain/webapp-template

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Boilerplate code for Django based webapp deployed on Heroku

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jinankjain/webapp-template
• Owner: jinankjain
• Created: 2016-01-25T13:47:18.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-08-19T13:55:44.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-07-16T03:10:33.599Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Python
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• Size: 152 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: Readme.md

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# Webapp template - Django with AngularJS

## Boilerplace code to get you running on Heroku in minutes

![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8717749/herokuWebapp.png)

[Sample Live App](https://desolate-stream-5283.herokuapp.com/)

## Pre-requisites

- Python

- Node

- postgresql

- heroku toolbelt installed

- Setup an environment variable: DATABASE_URL=postgres:///$(whoami)

## Pre-setup steps

- [Optional][Recommended] Make sure you have virtualenv setup to avoid python package conflicts

## Setup sets

- `$git clone https://github.com/shashank-iitj/webapp-template.git`

- `$cd webapp-template`

- `$chmod +x setupWebapp.sh`

- `$./setupWebapp.sh`

## Notes for geeks

###Setups already handled by template:

#### Heroku Specific

- Procfile

web: gunicorn webapp.wsgi --log-file -

- Setting file to parse database configuration from $DATABASE_URL

- staticfile and other setups in heroku-django docs

- wsgi.py to enable configs done in app

- .gitignore

#### Webapp specific

- .bowerrc : file to specify where the bower components are stored

- .buildpacks : file to tell heroku which all frameworks need to be installed

- node essential packages as described in package.json and postScript to do various tasks

- bower installations

- gulp.js build to automate tasks like js minification etc.

## References:

- https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-python

- https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-django

- https://thinkster.io/django-angularjs-tutorial/