Docker can be used to avoid the need of a full VM with all the dependencies installed. This guide helps to setup a working environment to develop locally. Half of the instructions here can be useful for non-Docker users.
Head to https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/windows/.
To avoid proxy headaches, you can chose to add the following line to your
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file:
192.168.99.100 localdocker
This assume the IP of the Docker-machine you are running is 192.168.99.100. You can check it with:
docker-machine.exe ip
Create the app_settings.py (from the example). In app_settings.py, you'll need to set the DEBUG flag and the RabbitMQ address:
# Display errors
DEBUG = True
# Address of the RabbitMQ server
celery_broker_url='amqp://guest:guest@rabbit:5672//'
Then, it's quite easy:
# In the code folder
docker-compose.exe up
This should spawn the necessary docker containers. You can confirm the RabbitMQ server is running by going to http://192.168.99.100:15672/ (user: guest, no password or same as username).
Then, head to http://192.168.99.100:5000/.
You can restart or stop the containers:
docker-compose.exe restart
docker-compose.exe stop