Create a new Django project

NOTE: If you are using Django 1.x, you need to replace the python3 command with python.

Follow the steps below:

• Change to the Django projects folder and run the following command to create a new project. Replace the PROJECT placeholder with the name of your project in this and all subsequent commands.

  $ cd installdir/apps/django/django_projects
  $ django-admin.py startproject PROJECT
  

  The projects folder is located as follows on each platform:

  • Linux and Mac OS X: installdir/apps/django/django_projects
  • Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server: C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Bitnami DjangoStack Projects
  • Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 2008 Server: C:\Users\USER\Bitnami DjangoStack Projects

• If you wish to create a new application inside the project, execute the following commands as well. Replace the APP placeholder with the name of your application in this and all subsequent commands.

  $ cd PROJECT
  $ python3 manage.py startapp APP
  

• Edit the installdir/apps/django/django_projects/PROJECT/APP/views.py file and add this content:

  from django.http import HttpResponse
  
  def index(request):
    return HttpResponse("Hello world!")
  

• Create the installdir/apps/django/django_projects/PROJECT/APP/urls.py file and add these lines to it:

  from django.conf.urls import url
  
  from . import views
  
  urlpatterns = [
    url(r'^$', views.index, name='index'),
  ]
  

• Edit the installdir/apps/django/django_projects/PROJECT/PROJECT/urls.py file and modify it to look like this:

  from django.conf.urls import url
  from django.urls import include
  
  urlpatterns = [
      url(r'^APP/', include('APP.urls')),
  ]
  

• Follow the steps to deploy your Django project with Apache.

You should now be able to see your new application at http://localhost/PROJECT/APP.

If you prefer to use the standalone server in Django, refer to this section. In this case, you should be able to see your new application at http://localhost:8000/APP.

To get started with Django, check the official Django documentation for the version that you are using.