NalkinsCloud-Django-Backend

This is Django server code, implementing REST API to support NalkinsCloud, The server will connect Android application to MQTT server and database.

Create docker image

docker build \
    -t nalkinscloud/nalkinscloud-django-backend \
    --build-arg PYPI_REPO=https://nexus.nalkins.cloud/repository/pypi-repo/simple .

Optional:

• Tag image for private repo
  docker tag nalkinscloud/nalkinscloud-django docker.nalkins.cloud/nalkinscloud/nalkinscloud-django-backend
• Push the image to repository
  docker push docker.nalkins.cloud/nalkinscloud/nalkinscloud-django-backend:latest

Install using Kubernetes

Follow instruction in this repository

Install using Docker

Export env vars and deploy:

django_secret_key=$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w 50 | head -n 1)

cat << EOF > .env
environment=
django_secret_key=${django_secret_key}
db_name=
db_user=
db_pass=
db_host=

version=
backend_domain=
frontend_domain=
graylog_host=
graylog_port=

email_username=
email_password=
email_host=
email_port=
EOF

docker run -itd \
    --env-file .env \
    -p 8000:8000 \
    docker.nalkins.cloud/nalkinscloud/nalkinscloud-django-backend:latest \
    --name nalkinscloud-django-backend

• Once deployed, make sure to serve port 8000 using nginx / apache
  Kubernetes installation already takes care of that

Non containerised installation

Based on: CentOS Linux 7 Kernel: Linux 3.10.0-693.5.2.el7.x86_64
The server will be installed as a dependency for NalkinsCloud.

Python 3, Python pip and requirements installation:

yum install https://centos7.iuscommunity.org/ius-release.rpm
yum install python36u

yum install python36u-pip
pip3.6 install -r src/requirements.txt

Define installation directory INSTALL_DIR='$HOME'. Run cd $INSTALL_DIR and NalkinsCloud-Django-Backend git clone https://github.com/ArieLevs/NalkinsCloud-Django-Backend.git.

Provide environment variables:

env=dev

# Domain details
backend_domain=''
frontend_domain=''

# Database configs, not needed if 'env=dev'
db_name=''
db_user=''
db_pass=''
db_host=''

# Required for email verifications
email_host=''
email_username=''
email_password=''
email_port=''

django_secret_key=$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w 50 | head -n 1)

# Optional, send logs to graylog server
graylog_host=''

Start server:

python3.6 src/manage.py makemigrations
python3.6 src/manage.py migrate
python3.6 src/manage.py collectstatic

python3.6 src/manage.py runserver 127.0.0.1:8000

Post Installation

Create super user python3.6 src/manage.py createsuperuser
Access https://127.0.0.1/admin

Use credential of superuser created above, after login access Applications

Choose:
	Client type: Confidential
	Authorization grant type: Resource owner password-based
	Name: Android (To your choice)
	
	And save

An application created so django can serve clients.