This project is based on here which I used to modify and add the ability to apply CSS, use Bootstrap, view images along with text to the React app portion of this Django project.
The major achievement of this app is successful deployment of a Django React project to Heroku. It is currently live on Heroku, which was accomplished using a webpack.
Must have Django v3.1.1 and Node.js v12.19.0 installed, preferably in a virtual environment(virtualENV or pipENV)
After you clone the project, navigate to the root of the project and run the following commands into the terminal:
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
$ npm install
$ npm run dev
$ python3 manage.py runserver
Go to your browser and in the address bar type in: http://127.0.0.1:8000/
I'm assuming you know how to deploy a simple Django project to Heroku. Below are added instructions to deploy a Djano React (this project) to Heroku.
To get a Django React project deployed, Heroku needs a build pack of nodejs as well as python so when you run $ heroku buildpack after you created your Heroku app you should see something like:
1. heroku/nodejs
2. heroku/python
If you don't have something like that, to add both the build packs to your Heroku App run:
$ heroku buildpacks:add --index 1 heroku/nodejs
$ heroku buildpacks:add --index 2 heroku/python
Alternatively, you can find your app's build packs under the Settings option within your app's console on heroku.com and add the necessary build packs there.
***If nothing shows on Heroku a possible error could be static collection. More here
