Trying out Reactivated without having to install Nix #156
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👋 I’m really interested by the prospect of using React / JSX as a replacement for Django’s template layer, but not so keen on Nix. I read the Why Nix page in the documentation, it all makes sense to me, but I’m happy with my current approach to dependency management. Are you intending to offer a way to use Reactivated without Nix? Is there some way I could try this out with a bit more legwork for the project setup? I see there is a |
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Certainly, you can use Reactivated without Nix. It's just going to be more trial and error. It's documented here: https://www.reactivated.io/documentation/existing-projects/ I recommend downloading Django 4 using whatever dependency management tool you like. Then after running Hope that helps. |
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Perfect! I didn’t think of checking that page, thank you. |
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There's a pretty decent Docker experience now as well: https://www.reactivated.io/documentation/getting-started/#with-docker |
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Certainly, you can use Reactivated without Nix. It's just going to be more trial and error. It's documented here: https://www.reactivated.io/documentation/existing-projects/
I recommend downloading Django 4 using whatever dependency management tool you like. Then after running
django-admin startproject, give the above instructions a try. Theoretically, it should just work. But I'm happy to help you diagnose any issues. Then I can also fix the documentation.Hope that helps.