Creating a html template for the view

portfolio/settings.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/topics/settings/
 For the full list of settings and their values, see
 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/settings/
 """
-
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ ROOT_URLCONF = "portfolio.urls"
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         "BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",
-        "DIRS": [],
+        "DIRS": [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "projects/templates")],
         "APP_DIRS": True,
         "OPTIONS": {
             "context_processors": [

projects/views.py

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from django.shortcuts import render
-from django.http import HttpResponse
 
 # Create your views here.
 def project_list(request):
-    msg = "<h1>Hello, World!</h1>"
-    return HttpResponse(msg)
+    return render(request, "projects/index.html")