Tweak env vars section of docs (#611)

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Antonia Blair 2016-06-11 23:50:25 -04:00 committed by Daniel Roy Greenfeld
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Andrew Mikhnevich `@zcho`_
Andy Rose
Anna Callahan `@jazztpt`_
Antonia Blair `@antoniablair`_ @antoniablairart
Areski Belaid `@areski`_
Ashley Camba
Barclay Gauld `@yunti`_
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.. _@alb3rto: https://github.com/alb3rto
.. _@amjith: https://github.com/amjith
.. _@andor-pierdelacabeza: https://github.com/andor-pierdelacabeza
.. _@antoniablair: https://github.com/antoniablair
.. _@areski: https://github.com/areski
.. _@arruda: https://github.com/arruda
.. _@bloodpet: https://github.com/bloodpet

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@ -26,20 +26,22 @@ You can now run the usual Django ``migrate`` and ``runserver`` commands::
$ python manage.py migrate
$ python manage.py runserver
At this point you can take a break from setup and start getting to know the files in the project.
At this point you can take a break from setup and start getting to know the files in the project.
But if you want to go further with setup, read on.
But if you want to go further with setup, read on.
(Note: the following sections still need to be revised)
Setting Up Env Vars for Production
-----------------------------------
`Cookiecutter Django` uses the excellent `django-environ`_ package with its ``DATABASE_URL`` environment variable to simplify database configuration in your Django settings. Now all you have to do is rename env.example to .env and then compose a definition for ``DATABASE_URL`` as shown below and add it to the .env file:
`Cookiecutter Django` uses the excellent `django-environ`_ package, which includes a ``DATABASE_URL`` environment variable to simplify database configuration in your Django settings.
Rename env.example to .env to begin updating the file with your own environment variables. To add your database, define ``DATABASE_URL`` and add it to the .env file, as shown below:
.. parsed-literal::
$ export DATABASE_URL="postgres://*<pg_user_name>*:*<pg_user_password>*\ @127.0.0.1:\ *<pg_port>*/*<pg_database_name>*"
DATABASE_URL="postgres://*<pg_user_name>*:*<pg_user_password>*\ @127.0.0.1:\ *<pg_port>*/*<pg_database_name>*"
.. _django-environ: http://django-environ.readthedocs.io