Development Installation Instructions

creates initial database. Make sure to edit settings.dev for your database user/pass

mysql -e "create database alr"

OPTIONAL: creates a new isolated python environment for all dependencies in application

mkvirtualenv alr

installs all the python libraries necessary for the application

pip install -r requirements.txt

sets an environment variable specifying which settings we want to use. In our case, it's "dev"

export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=settings.dev

initial script to create db tables and also asks for a new admin user/password, so create it now

python manage.py syncdb

migrates database from evolving schemas (uses South)

python manage.py migrate

loads a fully populated survey

python manage.py loaddata abbreviated.json

runs the server in development mode on http://0.0.0.0:9004 & http://0.0.0.0:9004/admin

python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:9004

Production Installation Instructions (expands on above)

sets an environment variable specifying which settings we want to use. In our case, it's "prod"

export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=settings.prod

copy all the static files to the right spot so your web server can serve them without the actual application having to do the work

python manage collectstatic