# Requirements * Django * Django REST Framework * Python Social Auth An easy way to install the dependencies is provided by using pip. Always consider to use virtualenv, be it for testing or for deployment. mkdir virtualenv virtualenv -p python3 ./virtualenv source ./virtualenv/bin/activate pip3 install -U -r requirements.txt NOTE: When working on the project make sure to source the ./bin/activate file to set the environment correctly. # Development/Test Environment For convienience during testing you can use some of the helpers, provided either through the Makefile or through shell scripts wrapping common actions with Django. If your familier with Django you may also iterface as usual using the manage.py script. E.g. to start the server you can simply run: ./run-testserver # Deployment The testserver should not be used for production systems. Also instead of using sqlite PostgreSQL should be installed as the database backend. ## Tests Before you deploy the app, you should run the tests provided to make sure everything works as expected. Start the make test OR python manage.py test courses python manage.py test rest