if you are cloning a project it means you are not starting one from zero. so you already have a manage.py file, you don't need to run startproject
On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 12:20 AM, Erin A <allard.e...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I am a junior software engineer and am quite new to Django. I built this > app <https://github.com/erinallard/instagram_miner> and am working on a > README to explain to others how to fork, clone and setup the app on their > own machines. I've gotten stuck while trying to re-create the steps. > > This is the order in which I've drawn up the steps: > > 1. Fork and clone the repo > 2. Source a virtual environment > 3. Pip install requirements.txt > 4. Obtain access_token and secret_key and store in secrets.sh > 5. Setup a Postgres DB, create user & database > > This is where I get stuck. > > I tried migrating the app but there are no migrations to apply. > I tried 'django-admin startproject ig_miner_app . but am getting this > error code: > > "CommandError: > /Users/Erin/Desktop/CodeByEAllard/project/instagram_miner/manage.py already > exists, overlaying a project or app into an existing directory won't > replace conflicting files" > > If I can get this sorted out, I should just be able to run the server like > normal, right? > > I'm sure I'm missing something (or many things) but don't know what they > are. Does any have suggestions for how to get the server to run? > > Thank you! > > Erin Allard > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/django-users. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/83e916c1-cf32-4e95-83b5-1d5da686bca0%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/83e916c1-cf32-4e95-83b5-1d5da686bca0%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/django-users. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CAFWa6t%2BEShsM1_5p99tjccWVwG2BtcmnFFx5RigxQJRfZHanvA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
