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Batucada
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Batucada is a ground up rewrite of drumbeat.org in `Django`_. 

.. _Django: http://www.djangoproject.com/

Installation
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To install Batucada, you must clone the repository: ::

   git clone git://github.com/mozilla/batucada.git

To get started, you'll need to make sure that ``virtualenv`` and ``pip`` are installed. ::

   sudo easy_install virtualenv
   sudo easy_install pip

I recommend using ``virtualenvwrapper`` to manage your virtual environments. Follow the `installation instructions`_. Once installed, create your virtual environment for ``batucada`` and install the dependencies ::

   cd batucada
   mkvirtualenv batucada 
   workon batucada
   pip install -r requirements.txt 

.. _installation instructions: http://www.doughellmann.com/docs/virtualenvwrapper/

If you are doing an update, you might find it helps to delete pyc files: ::

    find . -name "*.pyc" | xargs rm

You may need to create a settings_local.py file to override some of the default settings.
For example, you may need to `configure your email backend`_.
   
Next, sync the database and run migrations. ::

   python manage.py syncdb --noinput 
   python manage.py migrate

Finally, start the development server to take it for a spin. ::

   python manage.py runserver 

.. _configure your email backend: http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/email/

Get Involved
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To help out with batucada, join the `Drumbeat mailing list`_ and introduce yourself. We're currently looking for help from Django / Python and front-end (HTML, CSS, Javascript) developers. 

.. _Drumbeat mailing list: https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/community-drumbeat