seeded apps.epic for backend gameboard logic; core.asgi & .settings now accomodate Channels via Redis; several new libraries in reqs to accomodate

src/core/settings.py

@@ -59,11 +59,13 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'apps.gameboard',
     # Gamer apps
     'apps.lyric',
+    'apps.epic',
     # Custom apps
     'apps.api',
     'apps.applets',
     'functional_tests',
     # Depend apps
+    'channels',
     'compressor',
     'rest_framework',
 ]
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ else:
         }
     }
 
-# Celery & Redis
+# Celery & Redis & Channels (oh my)
 CELERY_BROKER_URL = os.environ.get('CELERY_BROKER_URL', 'redis://localhost:6379/0')
 REDIS_URL = os.environ.get('REDIS_URL')
 if REDIS_URL:
@@ -130,6 +132,14 @@ if REDIS_URL:
         }
     }
     SESSION_ENGINE = 'django.contrib.sessions.backends.cached_db'
+CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
+    'default': {
+        'BACKEND': 'channels_redis.core.RedisChannelLayer',
+        'CONFIG': {
+            'hosts': [os.environ.get('REDIS_URL', 'redis://localhost:6379/1')],
+        },
+    }
+}
 
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators