create a django and react readonly web app

  1. Install Django: Use pip to install Django by running the command "pip install django" in your terminal.

  2. Start Django Project: Run the command "django-admin startproject projectname" to create a new Django project. Replace "projectname" with the name of your project.

  3. Create Django App: Inside your project directory, run the command "python manage.py startapp appname" to create a new Django app. Replace "appname" with the name of your app.

  4. Create Models: Define your models in the models.py file of your app to represent the data you want to display.

  5. Generate React App: Use create-react-app to generate a new React frontend by running the command "npx create-react-app frontend" in your terminal.

  6. Set Up CORS: Install the Django CORS headers package with the command "pip install django-cors-headers" and follow the setup instructions to allow requests from your React app.

  7. Create API Endpoints: Define views in your Django app to serve JSON data for your React app to consume, using Django REST framework if necessary.

  8. Integrate React Components: Build React components to display the data from your Django API endpoints in the frontend, making sure to handle read-only functionality as needed.

  9. Link Django and React: Update your React app to make requests to your Django API endpoints to fetch the data and display it in the frontend.

  10. Testing: Test the read-only web app to ensure that data is being fetched and displayed correctly, and make any necessary adjustments to the code.