README for Installation with Docker

WSL 2 users should follow this guide as well.

Installation

Clone your WeVoteServer fork

git clone https://github.com/wevote/WeVoteServer.git
cd WeVoteServer

Set environment variables in .env

# api
DATABASE_PASSWORD="secret"
DJANGO_SUPERUSER_EMAIL="dev@test.com"
DJANGO_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD="secret"

# db
POSTGRES_PASSWORD="secret"

Configure PostgreSQL in config.sql
```
ALTER SYSTEM SET listen_addresses = '*';
```
This setting allows other containers to access the database
Open the following ports, if they are not already open:
- 4566 to access AWS
- 5432 to access the database
- 8000 to access the API
Create and start containers
```
docker compose up --detach
```
Use the --profile flag, if you need AWS
```
docker compose --profile optional up --detach
```
Access the API at http://localhost:8000/
Stop and remove containers
```
docker compose down
```
Use the --volumes flag to remove volumes
```
docker compose down --volumes
```