Django — Get Started

Installation

# Create virtual environment
python -m venv venv

# Activate (Windows)
venv\Scripts\activate

# Activate (macOS/Linux)
source venv/bin/activate

# Install Django
pip install django

Create Project

django-admin startproject mysite
cd mysite

Project Structure

mysite/
├── manage.py
└── mysite/
    ├── __init__.py
    ├── settings.py
    ├── urls.py
    ├── asgi.py
    └── wsgi.py

Run Development Server

python manage.py runserver

Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/

First App

python manage.py startapp blog

Add App to Settings

# settings.py
INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.auth',
    ...
    'blog',
]

Check Installation

python manage.py check

Mini Practice

1. Create a virtual environment
2. Install Django
3. Create a project and app
4. Run the development server

Up Next

Continue with Installation — detailed setup steps.