README.md

InkSpot

A web app for drawing and sharing art straight from your web browser.

Instructions

1. clone this repo
2. install Python 3.11.4
3. setup a Python virtual environment:
   1. on Windows, execute python -m venv venv
   2. on Linux, execute python3 -m venv venv
4. activate the virtual environment:
   1. on Windows, execute .\venv\Scripts\activate
   2. on Linux, execute ./env/bin/activate
5. execute pip install -r requirements.txt to install the project dependencies
6. execute cd InkSpot to switch to the Django project folder
7. execute python manage.py migrate to apply migrations to the database
8. exeucte python manage.py createsuperuser to create a super user account
9. execute python manage.py runserver to start the web server
10. visit http://localhost:8000 in your web browser