HowToApply

HowToApply is a platform that aids the students wanting to apply to certain universities. Here, users can browse the information in a united platform, rather than it being scattered across different websites.

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   $ git clone https://github.com/pgmatev/HowToApply
   $ cd HowToApply/
   

2. Initialise a virtual environment

   $ virtualenv venv
   $ source venv/bin/activate
   

3. Install the requirements

   $ pip3 install -r requirements.txt
   

4. Set up the database
   You need to install PostgreSQL https://www.postgresql.org/download/
   Then you have to create the database

   $ psql -U postgres
   postgres=# CREATE DATABASE hta;
   postgres=# quit
   

   Make sure that the credentials in the project match
   inside HowToApply/hta/settings.py

   DATABASES = {
   
   'default': {
   
       'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
   
       'NAME': 'hta', # should be the name of the database
   
       'USER': 'postgres', # should match the user owning the database
   
       'PASSWORD': 'postgres', # user's password
   
       'HOST': 'localhost',
   
       'PORT': '5432',
   
   }
   

5. Populate the database

   $ python3 manage.py migrate
   $ python3 manage.py loaddata subjects.json
   

   Additionally you can create an admin

   $ python3 manage.py createsuperuser
   

6. Run the server

   $ python3 manage.py runserver
   

Admin guide

To access the admin panel go to localhost:8000/admin
After registering a university, an admin has to activate it from the user registry in the admin section