This simple Django Project Template is based off the default Django Project Template with some additional environment variables and a core app for a simple home page. It includes a Gunicorn config file to help with deploying using Gunicorn. I mainly use this for development in a Docker image.
See BashfulBandit's docker-django for more information.
Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Built by experienced developers, it takes care of much of the hassle of Web development, so you can focus on writing your app without needing to reinvent the wheel. It’s free and open source.
These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.
$ django-admin startproject
--template https://github.com/BashfulBandit/django-project-template/archive/master.zip
<project_name>
$ cd <project_name>
$ python3 manage.py runserver 127.0.0.1:8000
You can now visit the base home page at http://localhost:8000
- Django - The web framework used
- Gunicorn - Python WSGI used to make deploying with a web server easy.
$ django-admin startproject
--template https://github.com/BashfulBandit/django-project-template/archive/master.zip
<project_name>
$ cd <project_name>
$ gunicorn --config config.py <project_name>.wsgi:application
You can now visit the base home page at http://localhost:8000
Because I mainly used this in a Docker image, I have designed the <project_name>/settings.py
with some environment variables to make development in the Docker environment and
deploying into a production environment easier. This is a list of environment variables
it uses. It is fine if you don't define these Environment Variables because there are
default values for the Django variables which use the Environment variables.
This environment variable is used to set the Django ALLOWED_HOSTS array. It has
a default value of *.
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/settings/#allowed-hosts
This environment variable is used to set the Django SECRET_KEY variable. Default value is the secret key generated by Django when making the project. The default value shouldn't be used in a production environment. See below for more information.
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/settings/#std:setting-SECRET_KEY
This environment variable is used to set the Django DEBUG variable. It has a
default value of True.
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/settings/#std:setting-DEBUG
This environment variable is used to set the Django ENGINE variable for the default
Database in the DATABASES array. It has a default value of django.db.backends.sqlite3.
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/settings/#databases
This environment variable is used to set the Django NAME variable for the default
Database in the DATABASES array. It has a default value of db.sqlite3.
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/settings/#databases
This environment variable is used to set the Django USER variable for the default
Database in the DATABASES array. It has a default value of django.
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/settings/#databases
This environment variable is used to set the Django PASSWORD variable for the
default Database in the DATABASES array. It has a default value of password,
but it shouldn't be used in a production environment.
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/settings/#databases
This environment variable is used to set the Django HOST variable for the default
Database in the DATABASES array. It has a default value of localhost.
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/settings/#databases
This environment variable is used to set the Django PORT variable for the default
Database in the DATABASES array. It has a default value of 3306.
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/settings/#databases