Images

A sample environment for engineers to practice integrating Mixpanel identity management, events, and people properties

• Images app with basic login, signup, and logout flow
• Allows a user to continuously get more images

Setup

Download the sample app

• Visit https://gitlab.com/mpsupport/server-side-training to download the source code directly or using ssh if you have a gitlab account

Set up the Python environment for the app to use

• Install homebrew if you haven't already. Homebrew is the standard way to install many command line programs on Macs.
• Install pipenv with brew install pipenv
• Add the directory where pipenv was installed to your $PATH so your terminal can find the new "pipenv" program you just installed. Probably "/usr/local/bin/". Depending on your setup try this command: echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin" >> $HOME/.bashrc
• Run pipenv install in the directory where the "Pipfile" file is located
  • If pipenv complains about a missing Python version, install it with homebrew (do a quick google search)
• Run pipenv shell to activate the Python environment

Run the local server!

• In the directory with the "manage.py" file:
  • Run python manage.py migrate (this sets up the database tables)
  • Then, run python manage.py runserver
• Go to your web browser and type in localhost:8000. You should see the local web app!
• You can stop the server with ctrl-c

Mixpanel Practice (Practical)

• Initialize / insert Mixpanel into the sample app (make sure you have downloaded this app and that it runs)
• Track events with event properties client-side (follow the chart below, and add any other event and event properties as you deem necessary. Do not use Autotrack)
• Track events with event properties server-side (follow the chart below, and add any other event and event properties as you deem necessary)
• Track people profiles with people properties (follow the chart below, and add any other people property you deem necessary)
• Reset the distinct_id upon logout
• Integrate identity management with server-side alias and identify client-side, and alias the username to the client-side distinct_id
• Pass the distinct_id from the client to the server and vice versa