Installation | Evohus - Django Real-Estate Admin & Dashboard Template

Getting Started

Welcome to Evohus Admin Panel!

Evohus is a modern and flexible Django Real Estate Admin Dashboard built with Django, Bootstrap 5, Vite, and Yarn. This guide will help you quickly set up and start your development environment.

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Installation & Build

We have used understandable and easy-to-understand instructions to help you install Evohus - Admin & Dashboard Template in your project. Follow the below steps to get started.

1. Download the Package

Source: Download the code from ThemeForest.
Format: The file will be in a .zip file format.

2. Unzip the file

Extract the contents of the downloaded .zip file to a directory on your computer. It will extract in the Evohus_Django_v1.0.0 folder.

3. Install Node.js (if not already installed)

Prerequisite: Ensure Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager) are installed on your system. Make sure to use node version 24.*.
If Node.js is not installed, download and install it from the website. npm comes bundled with Node.js.

4. Install Node Modules

Setup: Open your terminal or command prompt from the Evohus_Django_v1.0.0/Django/Admin folder.
Execute: Run the following command to install all the required Node.js packages and dependencies specified in the package.json file:
```
yarn install
```
Explanation: This command will download and install all the necessary dependencies for your project, including build tools, libraries, and plugins, ensuring your development environment is set up correctly.

5. Create a Production Build For Django's Static Assets

Command: After the dependencies are installed, generate a static assets by running:
```
yarn run build
```
Outcome: This command compiles and optimizes your assets, creating a distribution folder (`/static`) that contains minified and ready-to-use for Django sever files. It ensures your project is optimized for performance in a both environment.
OR Command: Instead of running the above command, you can also run the following command to build the project static assets:
```
yarn run build:watch
```
Outcome: This command compiles and optimizes your assets, creating a distribution folder (`/static`) that contains minified and ready-to-use for Django sever files. It help's to rebuild static assets on changing them in 'Admin/src/' or changing in 'Admin/templates/' or you can also add new npm package by installing and than after add to 'package-libs-config.json' in root(Admin).

6. Install Django

Prerequisite: Ensure Python and pip(Python Package Manager) are installed on your system. Make sure to use pip's latest version.
Virtual Env: Create and activatevirtual env.
Command: To check if your system has Python installed, run this command in the command prompt:
```
python --version
```
Outcome: If Python is installed, you will get a result with the version number, like this:
```
Python 3.14.2
```
If you find that you do not have Python installed on your computer, then you can download it for free from the following website: https://www.python.org/
Command: To check if your system has PIP installed, run this command in the command prompt:
```
pip --version
```
Outcome: If PIP is installed, you will get a result with the version number. For me, on a windows machine, the result looks like this:
```
pip 25.3 from C:\Program Files\Python313\Lib\site-packages\pip (python 3.14)
```
If you do not have PIP installed, you can download and install it from this page: https://pypi.org/project/pip/
Command(Windows): To create virtual environment, run this command in the command prompt:
```
py -m venv path/to/virtual_env
```
Command(Unix/MacOS): To create virtual environment, run this command in the command prompt:
```
python -m venv path/to/virtual_env
```
Outcome: It will create dir to given path in the command.
Command(Windows): Then you have to activate the environment, by typing this command:
```
path\to\virtual_env\Scripts\activate.bat
```
Command(Unix/MacOS): Then you have to activate the environment, by typing this command:
```
source path/to/virtual_env/bin/activate
```
Outcome: Once the environment is activated, you will see this result in the command prompt:

Windows:

(path/to/virtual_env) C:\Users\Your Name>

Unix/MacOS:
```
(path/to/virtual_env) ... $
```
Command: To install django and other packageis, run this command in the command prompt:
```
pip install -r /path/to/requirements.txt
```

Command: After the dependencies are installed, start django server locally by running:
```
py manage.py runserver
```
Outcome: This command will start project on development mode. You can visit by http://127.0.0.1:8000/.