Django Light Dashboard Pro

Overview

The Django Dashboard Light PRO is an admin dashboard generated using the AppSeed platform in the Django framework on top of the Paper Dashboard PRO template. It comes with features such as authentication, database, ORM, and deployment scripts.

Features

• Up-to-date dependencies: Django 3.2.6 LTS
• SCSS compilation via Gulp
• UI-Ready app, SQLite Database, Django Native ORM
• Modular design, clean code-base
• Session-Based Authentication, Forms validation
• Deployment scripts: Docker, Gunicorn / Nginx
• Support via Github and Discord

Gunicorn

Gunicorn (Green Unicorn) is a Python WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX. To use Gunicorn:

1. Install Gunicorn using pip:

   pip install gunicorn
   

2. Start the app using the gunicorn binary:

   gunicorn {project_name}.wsgi
   

3. Visit http://localhost:8001 in your browser. The app should be up and running.

Waitress

Waitress is a Python WSGI server for Windows, equivalent to Gunicorn. To use Waitress:

1. Install Waitress using pip:

   pip install waitress
   

2. Start the app using the waitress-serve command:

   waitress-serve {project_name}.wsgi
   

3. Visit http://localhost:8001 in your browser. The app should be up and running.

Summary

The Django Dashboard Light PRO is an admin dashboard built with Django on top of the Paper Dashboard PRO template. It provides a range of features such as up-to-date dependencies, SCSS compilation, session-based authentication, and deployment scripts. The installation process involves setting up NodeJS, Gulp, and the required modules, and you can deploy the app using Gunicorn or Waitress. Overall, it offers a user-friendly and customizable solution for building admin dashboards in Django.