Django Setup Made Simple: A Beginner's Tutorial

what is “django”.

Django is a free and open-source, Python-based web framework that runs on a web server. it follows the model–template–views architectural pattern.

you can make better web-apps quickly,easier and in less code.it has some security features inbuilt which makes it secure by default.

Django works better with the scalable apps.It works better than others when run scalable app on minimum systems.

Installing/set-up on System.

You can install django on you local system openly.but what recommended is to create the django environment virtually just like a sandbox in which we are working on so it separately from the main system.

how to create a virtual environment ?

to create open folder and type for following command using python.\

python -m venv .venv

python -m venv (this is command)

.venv (This is the folder in which you want to make the environment).

This is the standard way to done the work.

what the catch.

We are using the new approach which is usning “uv“.

What is “uv”.

Just like in MERN Node can handle all the packages and Manages the because of course its a Package Manager’s wrok. In python we have pip in python’s side.

but is MERN side There is another option “bun“ which is written on rust is a alternate for Node and its much faster. in the python’s side uv is a alternate of pip which is also writter in “rust” is a faster altername for pip.

how to install “uv”.

linux

if you have pip install already then use pip install uv.

Alternatively.

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | less

Windows.

powershell -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | more"

how to setUp using “uv”

use uv venv for create a virtual environment using pip. After that you have created a new folder names “.venv“. in which you have 2 folders named “bin“ and “lib“.

Now you have to activate the virtual environment.

use source .venv/bin/activate on linux or mac and use for activating the virtual environment and on Windows use .venv\Script\activate.

And if you want to deactivate the virtual Environment use command deactivate

Now we install the django inside the VE.

while activating inside the VE.

Linux / macOs:

uv pip install Django

Windows:

uv pip install Django

now you django is install in you virtual Environment.

fire up the engine.

now you have to start the project using the command:

django-admin startproject foldername

now you have two folders create by this

foldername (have a file manage.py) → foldername → (have files inti)

Run the server

first go inside the folder in first level where and run the manage.py. and run the command below.

python manage.py runserver

You will see some thing like this.

August 03, 2025 - 19:03:22 Django version 5.2.4, using settings 'firstDjango.settings' Starting development server at http://127.0.0.1:8000/ Quit the server with CONTROL-C.

Now go on that link and you will see some thing like this:

if you are seeing this CONGRATULATION you are in.

Peace ✌️.