python# CDC - Backend

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Setup

1. Download the Repository to your local machine
   
2. Create a Virtual Environment in the CDC_Backend folder with this command below
   python -m venv venv
3. Activate the environment with this command
   .\venv\Scripts\activate
4. Install the dependencies
   pip install -r requirements.txt
5. Ensure that you have the PostgreSQL installed on your machine and is running on PORT 5432
   
6. Make sure to give the correct database credentials in settings.py

Running the Application

1. Activate the environment with this command.
   .\venv\Scripts\activate
2. Start the application by running this command (Run the command where manage.py is located)
   python manage.py runserver

Accessing the Admin Panel

1. You can access the admin panel by running the server and opening http://localhost:8000/admin
2. Run python manage.py createsuperuser to create a user to access the admin panel.
3. Set up the Username and Password
4. You can log in and change the database values anytime.

Deploying

1. Add the hosted domain name in ALLOWED_HOSTS in settings.py
2. Update the CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST list and CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL variable

Starting the Email Server

Run the following command to start the email backend process
python manage.py process_tasks

API Reference

Check here for Api Reference

For Documentation with Postman Collection, click here