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# DEMOS2
Prototype Django-based e-voting application, to demonstrate DEMOS2's client-side encryption e-voting.
Prototype Django-based e-voting application, to demonstrate DEMOS2's client-side
encryption e-voting.
The previous repository for DEMOS2 by Carey Williams can be found at: https://github.com/CareyJWilliams/DEMOS2
The previous repository for DEMOS2 by Carey Williams can be found at:
https://github.com/CareyJWilliams/DEMOS2
## Setup
### Main Application Dependencies
Python: Version 2.7 (Anything higher than this will not currently work)
Python packages: Specified in 'requirements.txt' - PyCharm will detect these dependencies and offer installation
MySQL Server: Community Ed will do - initialised with legacy password authentication
New MySQL DB User: Default username and password specified in 'aullauthdemo/settings.py'
New MySQL DB: demos2 (also specified in 'aullauthdemo/settings.py') - make sure to set the charset to UTF8
* Python: Version 2.7 (anything higher than this will not currently work)
* Python packages: Specified in `requirements.txt` - PyCharm will detect these dependencies and offer installation
* MySQL Server: Community Edition (initialise with 'legacy password authentication')
* New MySQL DB User: Default username and password specified in `aullauthdemo/settings.py`
* New MySQL DB: `demos2` (also specified in `aullauthdemo/settings.py`) - make sure to set the charset to 'UTF8'
Finally, with all the above dependencies in place, you can simply issue the following command to initialise the DB:
### Database setup
After installing the above dependencies, issue the following command to initialise the DB:
```
python manage.py migrate
```
'aullauthdemo/settings.py' specifies the Google reCAPTCHA site key and private key which will need changing when deployed
onto a new domain. There is also a DOMAIN setting within the file that needs updating during deployment as things
like email functionality depend on this setting for correct URL generation during event preparation etc.
The first run will produce a `django.db.utils.IntegrityError: (1215, 'Cannot add foreign key constraint')` error. Issue the command a second time and it will complete successfully.
### Settings
`allauthdemo/settings.py` specifies the Google reCAPTCHA site key and private key, which will need changing when deployed onto a new domain.
There is also a `DOMAIN` setting within the file that needs updating during deployment as things like email functionality depend on this setting for correct URL generation during event preparation etc.
Emails from the application are currently sent from the following email account which can be updated within the settings:
```
demos2.no.reply@gmail.com
```
### NodeJS Dependencies
The Node.js crypto server depends on the milagro-crypto-js and express modules. A package.json file can be found in the
Node/ directory with these dependency requirements and therefore from this folder you can run:
The Node.js crypto server depends on the `milagro-crypto-js` and `express` modules. A `package.json` file can be found in the `Node/` directory with these dependency requirements and therefore from this folder you can run:
```
npm install
```
Once the dependencies have been installed, you can then run the node server as per the below instructions.
## InstructionsRunning
### Step 1: Running the Python app and creating a new user account
You can run the server with the following command:
```
python manage.py runserver
```
The application will then be available at:
The application will then be available at `127.0.0.1:8000`.
127.0.0.1:8000
You can then click on 'Join' to create a new user account. Currently, a server error is thrown when you create a new
email account saying something like 'Too Many Attempts'. Rest assured that the account will have been created. Navigate
back to the home page and you should be able to log in. This will hopefully be fixed in a future version.
You can then click on 'Join' to create a new user account. Currently, a server error is thrown when you create a new email account saying something like 'Too Many Attempts'. Rest assured that the account will have been created. Navigate back to the home page and you should be able to log in. This will hopefully be fixed in a future version.
### Step 2: Running Celery
Celery is used to run tasks asynchronously and the DEMOS2 application can't run without this application. A bash script
called 'start_celery_worker.sh' is provided to make starting a worker as easy as possible:
Celery is used to run tasks asynchronously and the DEMOS2 application can't run without this application. A bash script called `start_celery_worker.sh` is provided to make starting a worker as easy as possible:
```
./start_celery_worker.sh
```
### Step 3: Running the NodeJS Server
### Step 3: Running the Node.js Server
The NodeJS server exposes a lot of cryptographic operations that the application depends on throughout. To run the
server, issue the following command line request from the Node/ folder:
The Node.js server exposes a lot of cryptographic operations that the application depends on throughout. To run the server, issue the following command line request from the `Node/` folder:
```
node index.js
```