Django Point of Sale (POS) 💸

A Point of Sale web app for businesses built with Python and Django for learning purposes.

Table of Contents:

• Features
• Screenshots
• Tech Stack
• Installation
• Run it locally
• Contributing
• License

Screenshots

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Features

• Login Page with User authentication
• Dashboard Page with statistics and graphs
• DataTables with print, copy, to CSV, and to PDF buttons
• Categories and Products Management
• Clients Management
• Sales Management

Tech Stack

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Boostrap, SweetAlert, DataTables
• Backend: Django, Python, Ajax, SQLite

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• pip package manager
• git

Browser Compatibility Notice: Firefox NOT Supported ‼

Please Use Chrome or Edge Browsers ‼

1. Clone or download the repository:

git clone https://github.com/betofleitass/django_point_of_sale

2. Go to the project directory

cd django_point_of_sale

3. Create a virtual environment :

PowerShell:

 python -m venv venv
 venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1

Linux:

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

4. Install dependencies:
   pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Update pip and setuptools
   python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools

6. Install GTK to create the PDF files:
   Official documentation

7. Windows Users (IMPORTANT)‼:

   Only Windows 11 64-bit is supported ‼

   After installing GTK, you need to add it to your system's Path environment variable. Follow these steps:

   • Assuming you installed GTK at: C:\Program Files\GTK3-Runtime Win64\bin
     This will be your new variable that you need to add to Path

   • Refer to this tutorial for detailed instructions on adding to the Path environment variable: Tutorial add to the Path enviroment variable

   • If you encounter an error such as "cannot load library," refer to this documentation for troubleshooting: Missing Library Error

8. Restart your computer: After completing the steps above, it is essential to restart your computer for the changes to take effect properly. ‼

Run it locally

After restarting your computer

1. Go to the project directory: cd django_point_of_sale

2. Activate the virtual enviroment

   PowerShell:

    venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
   

   Linux:

   source venv/bin/activate
   

3. Go to the django_pos folder: cd django_pos

4. Make database migrations:
   python manage.py makemigrations and python manage.py migrate

5. Create superuser python manage.py createsuperuser

   with the following data, or with the data you prefer: username: admin, password: admin, email: admin@admin

6. Run the server: python manage.py runserver

7. Open a browser and go to: http://127.0.0.1:8000/

8. Log In with your superuser credentials.

Contributing

Contributions are always welcome!

• Fork this repository;

• Create a branch with your feature: git checkout -b my-feature;

• Commit your changes: git commit -m "feat: my new feature";

• Push to your branch: git push origin my-feature.

Authors

• @betofleitass

License

This project is under MIT License.

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