Quickstart

The fastest way to get CHAOTICA up and running is with Docker.

Quick Demo

You can quickly and easily run CHAOTICA by using Docker:

docker run -p 8000:8000 -e DEBUG=1 brainthee/chaotica

When finished, you should be able to view it at http://localhost:8000. When you first visit the site, it will ask you to register a new account. This first account will automatically be given full administrative permissions.

Warning

Beware - this will run with SQLite as the database and without persistent volumes. You will lose data if that container is destroyed!

Production Setup

For a more robust setup with persistent data, use Docker Compose:

cd deploy/docker-compose
docker-compose up

This will start: - CHAOTICA application - PostgreSQL database - Redis for caching - Nginx reverse proxy

Access the application at http://localhost:1338.

Development Setup

For local development:

cd app
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py createsuperuser
python manage.py runserver

See the installation documentation for more detailed setup instructions.