TemplateDoesNotExist at /essay_writing/

pages\base.html

Template-loader postmortem

Django tried loading these templates, in this order:

Using engine django:

django.template.loaders.filesystem.Loader: /home/runner/ai-writer/pages/templates/pages\base.html (Source does not exist)
django.template.loaders.app_directories.Loader: /home/runner/ai-writer/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/django/contrib/admin/templates/pages\base.html (Source does not exist)
django.template.loaders.app_directories.Loader: /home/runner/ai-writer/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/templates/pages\base.html (Source does not exist)
django.template.loaders.app_directories.Loader: /home/runner/ai-writer/pages/templates/pages\base.html (Source does not exist)

I tried to start the server and received the following

$ python manage.py runserver
Watching for file changes with StatReloader
Performing system checks...

Exception in thread django-main-thread:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/robert/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/threading.py", line 980, in _bootstrap_inner
self.run()
File "/home/robert/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/threading.py", line 917, in run
self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
File "/home/robert/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/utils/autoreload.py", line 64, in wrapper
fn(*args, **kwargs)
File "/home/robert/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/runserver.py", line 134, in inner_run
self.check(display_num_errors=True)
File "/home/robert/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 475, in check
all_issues = checks.run_checks(
File "/home/robert/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/checks/registry.py", line 88, in run_checks
new_errors = check(app_configs=app_configs, databases=databases)
File "/home/robert/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/checks/urls.py", line 14, in check_url_config
return check_resolver(resolver)
File "/home/robert/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/checks/urls.py", line 24, in check_resolver
return check_method()
File "/home/robert/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/urls/resolvers.py", line 494, in check
for pattern in self.url_patterns:
File "/home/robert/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 57, in get
res = instance.dict[self.name] = self.func(instance)
File "/home/robert/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/urls/resolvers.py", line 715, in url_patterns
patterns = getattr(self.urlconf_module, "urlpatterns", self.urlconf_module)
File "/home/robert/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 57, in get
res = instance.dict[self.name] = self.func(instance)
File "/home/robert/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/urls/resolvers.py", line 708, in urlconf_module
return import_module(self.urlconf_name)
File "/home/robert/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/importlib/init.py", line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "", line 1030, in _gcd_import
File "", line 1007, in _find_and_load
File "", line 986, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 680, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 850, in exec_module
File "", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "/home/robert/ai-writer/mysite/urls.py", line 19, in
path('', include('pages.urls')),
File "/home/robert/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/urls/conf.py", line 38, in include
urlconf_module = import_module(urlconf_module)
File "/home/robert/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/importlib/init.py", line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "", line 1030, in _gcd_import
File "", line 1007, in _find_and_load
File "", line 986, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 680, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 850, in exec_module
File "", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "/home/robert/ai-writer/pages/urls.py", line 2, in
from . import views
File "/home/robert/ai-writer/pages/views.py", line 3, in
from dotenv import load_dotenv
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'dotenv'

Info about my computer and django
$ django-admin --version
4.1.7
OS is MX Debian
System: Kernel: 6.0.0-6mx-amd64 [6.0.12-1~mx21+1] x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.0.0-6mx-amd64
root=UUID= ro quiet splash
Desktop: Xfce 4.18.1 tk: Gtk 3.24.24 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm 4.18.0 vt: 7
dm: LightDM 1.26.0 Distro: MX-21.3_ahs_x64 Wildflower January 15 2023
base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Machine: Type: Desktop System: Gigabyte product: X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI v: -CF serial:
Mobo: Gigabyte model: X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI serial:
UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: F37d date: 07/20/2022
CPU: Info: 6-Core model: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3 family: 19 (25)
model-id: 21 (33) stepping: 0 microcode: A201016 cache: L2: 3 MiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 88805
Speed: 2200 MHz min/max: 2200/3700 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2200
2: 2200 3: 2200 4: 2200 5: 2200 6: 2200 7: 2200 8: 2200 9: 2200 10: 2200 11: 2199
12: 2200
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
Type: retbleed status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW, STIBP: always-on,
RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA GA106 [GeForce RTX 3060 Lite Hash Rate] vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: nvidia v: 520.56.06 bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2504 class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.14 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.18.0 driver: loaded: nvidia
display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2560x1440 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 677x381mm (26.7x15.0")
s-diag: 777mm (30.6")
Monitor-1: HDMI-0 res: 2560x1440 dpi: 109 size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.2")
diag: 685mm (27")
OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 520.56.06
direct render: Yes

Your system looks interesting and I would like to try it out.

I was not able to run the repo and there is not list of dependencies (python version Django etc.)