Django Docker Heroku Template
Get a Django app up and running in dev, test, and production with best practices in 10 minutes
Overview
This is a Django template for Docker + Heroku that allows users to quickly set up and run Django projects. It includes several features such as a development environment with Docker Compose, a production environment with Heroku, static file compilation with Parcel, static file serving with Whitenoise, CI with GitHub Actions, VSCode remote container config with linting, Black, refactoring, etc., a custom User model, Gevent workers and DB connection pooling, and Sentry for exception logging.
Features
- Development environment with Docker Compose
- Production environment with Heroku
- Static file compilation with Parcel
- Static file serving with Whitenoise
- CI with GitHub Actions
- VSCode remote container config with linting, Black, refactoring, etc.
- Custom User model
- Gevent workers and DB connection pooling
- Sentry for exception logging
Summary
This Django template provides a streamlined setup process for Django projects, integrating Docker, Heroku, and various other tools and configurations. With features such as development and production environments, static file compilation and serving, continuous integration, and more, developers can quickly get up and running with their Django projects.
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