WDL is a web-based platform built with Django and React to share datasets online. It allows users to upload, search, and download datasets from a variety of domains.
To run the World Dataset Library application locally, you need to have the following software installed on your system:
- Python (version 3.6 or higher)
- Node.js (version 12 or higher)
You can follow these steps to install and run the application:
- Clone this repository to your local machine.
- Install the required Node.js packages by running the command
npm install
in thefrontend
directory. - Create a new database by running the command
python manage.py migrate
. - Create a superuser account by running the command
python manage.py createsuperuser
and follow the prompts to enter your desired username and password. - Start the development server by running the command
python manage.py runserver
. - Open your web browser and navigate to
http://localhost:8000/
to access the application.