Setting Up a Staging Environment for Dropship V2

This guide outlines the process of setting up a staging environment for the Dropship V2 project.

Prerequisites

A separate server or hosting environment for staging
Access to a staging database

Steps to Set Up Staging

Clone the repository on your staging server:

git clone https://github.com/CrzyHAX91/dropshipv2.git
cd dropshipv2

Create a new branch for staging:
```
git checkout -b staging
```
Set up environment variables for staging.
Install dependencies:
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
Run database migrations:
```
python manage.py migrate
```
Collect static files:
```
python manage.py collectstatic
```
Set up a process manager to run the application.
Configure your web server to serve the application.

Deploying to Staging

Push changes to the staging branch:
```
git push origin staging
```
On your staging server, pull the changes:
```
git pull origin staging
```
Restart your application server.

Testing in Staging

Perform thorough testing of all features in the staging environment.
Test with a copy of production data (anonymize sensitive information).
Verify that all third-party integrations work correctly.

Promoting Staging to Production

Once testing in staging is complete and successful:

Merge the staging branch into main:

git checkout main
git merge staging
git push origin main

Deploy the main branch to your production environment.

Always test thoroughly in staging before deploying to production.