Installing 3rd party apps
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A simple app - **django-extensions**
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In your virtualenv use pip to install a new app::

    pip install django-extensions

In the 'settings.py' file add django_extensions to the INSTALLED_APPS. It is a good idea to read the documentation of every app to see what needs to be adjusted in the settings file.::

    INSTALLED_APPS = [
        ...
        'django_extensions',
        ...
    ]

To test it, go into your project folder and run::

    ./manage.py

A listing will show the additional commands available to the project.


A large app - **django-helpdesk**
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Run::

    pip install django-helpdesk

Follow the instructions at: https://django-helpdesk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html

After successful installation visit::

    http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin
    http://127.0.0.1:8000/helpdesk

New helpdesk app is installed.

Additional notes about development of helpdesk.
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Submitting tickets doesn't work if no email server is set. For development you can set up a console backend which would list the emails to be sent to the console.
Also the helpdesk app needs the 'sites' module. 

Add to settings.py the following::

    EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'
    SITE_ID = 1