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Learn how to configure Django for use with Filebase
What is Django?
Django is a Python web framework designed for rapid, highly-scalable development and deployment of web applications. Django offers a clean, pragmatic and secure design that enables developers to create web apps quickly and efficiently. Django is free and open source.
Read below to learn how to create a basic Django web app that communicates with your Filebase account and Filebase buckets.
Prerequisites:
This guide was written using Ubuntu 20.04. Commands may vary depending on your operating system.
This guide shows a sample configuration and how to connect a Django application to Filebase. Filebase is unable to provide debugging for custom applications due to their individualized nature.
1. Install Django with the following command:
pip install django2. Confirm the Django installation with the following command:
django-adminThis command will return a list of django core commands.
3. Create a new Django project with the following command:
django-admin startproject projectnameThis command will create a Django project with the base level framework.
Your project’s directory will be a sub directory of where you ran the
startproject command. In this example, the project is located at /home/filebase/testproject.5. Run the following command to start the Django server:
python3 manage.py runserverYou should see the following webpage:
7. Now you need to connect the Django project to Filebase.
Start by installing django-storages with the following command:
pip install django-storages8. Next, install the boto3 library with the following command:
pip install boto3
Add the following lines to the settings.py file, replacing values as necessary to match your configuration:
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STATIC_ROOT = ‘static’
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AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = 'Filebase-Access-Key'
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AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = 'Filebase-Secret-Key'
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AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = 'Filebase-Bucket-Name'
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AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL = 'https://s3.filebase.com'
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AWS_S3_CUSTOM_DOMAIN = ‘%s.s3.filebase.com’ % AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME
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AWS_LOCATION = ‘static’
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STATICFILES_DORS = [
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os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ‘randomsite/static’),
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]
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STATIC_URL = ‘https://%s/%s/’ % (AWS_S3_CUSTOM_DOMAIN, AWS_LOCATION)
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STATICFILES_STORAGE = ‘storages.backends.s3boto3.S3Boto3Storage’
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11. Run the following command to pull the static objects from your Filebase bucket:
python3 manage.py collectstaticWhen prompted, enter ‘yes’. The output should resemble the following:
12. In your Filebase bucket there will be a new folder titled ‘Static’ that contains your Django project files.
From here, you can interact with the Filebase bucket from within your Django project.
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What is Django?
1. Install Django with the following command:
2. Confirm the Django installation with the following command:
3. Create a new Django project with the following command:
4. Navigate to the location of the manage.py file inside your project.
5. Run the following command to start the Django server:
6. In a web browser, navigate to your Django server running at http://127.0.0.1:8000.
7. Now you need to connect the Django project to Filebase.
8. Next, install the boto3 library with the following command:
9. Edit the settings.py file to include “storages” under the INSTALLED_APPS:
10. Configure the settings.py file to reflect your Filebase credentials and bucket information.
11. Run the following command to pull the static objects from your Filebase bucket:
12. In your Filebase bucket there will be a new folder titled ‘Static’ that contains your Django project files.