Prerequisites

Before setting up the Socon-MKT environment on your local machine, ensure you have the following system requirements and software installed.

Required Software

To run both the React/Vite frontend and the Django backend, you will need the following tools installed on your operating system:

  • Python (3.10 or higher): Required to run the Django backend, Celery workers, and manage the virtual environment.
  • Node.js (v18.0 or higher): Required to run the Vite frontend development server and manage npm packages.
  • Git: For version control and cloning the repository.
  • SQLite3: The default database used for local development (this is typically pre-installed on Linux/macOS and bundled with Python).

Kali Linux / Ubuntu Users

If you are running a Debian-based system, you can verify your installations by running the following in your terminal: bash python3 --version node -v git --version

  • PostgreSQL (v14+): While SQLite is the default for local testing, installing PostgreSQL locally is recommended if you wish to perfectly mirror the production database environment.
  • Redis: If you plan on actively developing and testing the Celery background tasks locally, you will need a Redis server running as the message broker.