Django Webpack Boilerplate

Overview:

This is a demo project for a blog post that showcases how to use Django and Webpack without any plugins to connect them together. The project is deployed on Fly.io.

Features:

• Django server: Run the Django server using the command python manage.py runserver.
• Webpack: Run Webpack in a separate tab using the command yarn start.
• Development workflow: Use Goreman, a tool that allows you to run Django and Webpack in a single terminal, using the command goreman -f Procfile.dev start.
• Production workflow: Compile assets first with yarn build, then use Django's collectstatic command with python manage.py collectstatic.

Summary:

This demo project demonstrates how to use Django and Webpack together without any additional plugins. It provides a guide for installation and outlines the development and production workflows for using these technologies.