1. Linux comes with pre-installed python 2.7.If python is not installed in your system, download python 2.7 and install it.

2. To check version of python installed

$ python

e.g. Python 2.7.11

3. Download the project from github.

• Clone or Download the zip file.
• Unzip the file and place it in your preferred directory.

4. Create Virtual Environment

• Run

$ sudo pip install virtualenv.

• Go to the project directory. To create virtual environment for your project

$ virtualenv <VirtualEnvName>

   e.g.`$ virtualenv ve`

• To activate the created environment

$ \source\ <VirtualEnvName>/bin/activate

   e.g.`$ source venv/bin/activate`

5. Download the dependencies

• In project directory "connect_eko", find "requirements.txt" file
• Now run the command $ pip install -r requirements.txt (It will automatically install all the requirements needed). If any package couldn't be downloaded, then download it separately.

6. Setting up the database (We assume you have preinstalled mysql)

• Create a database in mysql by running the query mysql> CREATE DATABASE <database-name>;
• Find 'dev.py' file in connect_eko/settings/
• Set the 'NAME','USER' and 'PASSWORD'.
• We have provided a dummy database, you can edit it and make it yours.
• To use our dummy database, get to the location of 'connect_eko_demo.sql' (dummy database) and open the terminal and type

$ mysql -u <username> -p 
mysql> use <database name>;
mysql> source connect_demo.sql;
mysql> exit;

• Now run the server in the project folder $python manage.py runserver
• Open your browser and visit localhost:8000/admin. Now populate the databases & change accordingly.

7. The portal will start running at localhost:8000 by default. For login, use following credentials:

Username: 6726152721 Password: sample@123