Merge pull request #150 from benjaminabel/patch-1

Explain database configuration in README.rst

CONTRIBUTORS.txt

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Sławek Ehlert / @slafs
 Alberto Sanchez / @alb3rto
 Eyad Al Sibai / @eyadsibai
 Chris Franklin
+Benjamin Abel
 
 * Possesses commit rights
 

README.rst

@@ -107,7 +107,16 @@ First make sure to create and activate a virtualenv_, then open a terminal at th
 
 .. _virtualenv: http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/
 
-You can now run the usual Django ``runserver`` command (replace ``yourapp`` with the name of the directory containing the Django project)::
+Then, create a PostgreSQL database and add the database configuration using the  ``dj-database-url`` app pattern: ``postgres://db_owner:password@dbserver_ip:port/db_name`` either:
+
+* in the ``config.common.py`` setting file,
+* or in the env variable ``DATABASE_URL`` 
+
+
+
+You can now run the usual Django ``migrate`` and ``runserver`` command (replace ``yourapp`` with the name of the directory containing the Django project)::
+
+    $ python yourapp/manage.py migrate
 
     $ python yourapp/manage.py runserver