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+# CMS Management
+
+A management site for the [Claremont MakerSpace](https://claremontmakerspace.org)
+
+## Development
+
+1. Get Python 3.9 and [PDM](https://pdm.fming.dev/)
+2. Run `pdm install`
+3. Copy `./cmsmanage/settings/dev.sample.py` to `./cmsmanage/settings/dev.py`
+4. Run `pdm ./manage.py migrate` to create database tables
+5. (Optional) If you have access to the production server, you can use real data:
+   1. `pdm ./manage.py dumpdata -o whatever.json` (on the server)
+   2. `pdm ./manage.py loaddata whatever.json` (on your machine)
+6. Run `pdm ./manage.py createsuperuser` to make a user
+7. Run `pdm ./manage.py runserver` to start the server
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+from .dev_base import *
+
+# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/howto/deployment/checklist/
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
+SECRET_KEY = "+>+4?MO:*@`KFF?($O}F+<dI/oE'/8V?s%d?fpL5_UF_703}*0&g04BFPqkl&`Tz"
+
+EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.filebased.EmailBackend"
+EMAIL_FILE_PATH = "./email-messages"  # change this to a proper location
+
+# Database
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/settings/#databases
+
+DATABASES = {
+    "default": {
+        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
+        "NAME": "default",
+    },
+    # Currently a separate database, for historical reasons
+    "membershipworks": {
+        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
+        "NAME": "membershipworks",
+    },
+}