Cookiecutter Django Backend

A cookiecutter for create a simple and standard Django project with everything necessary for a backend. Unlike other cookiecutters, it is less intrusive.

Install or update Cookiecutter to the latest version:

$ pip install -U cookiecutter

Create your new project using this cookiecutter:

$ cookiecutter https://github.com/Nekmo/cookiecutter-django-backend.git

Or use the abbreviation (see below):

$ cookiecutter dj

This cookiecutter is based on cookiecutter-django, but the structure is standard and simpler.

Features

• For Django 2.0+
• Docker support using docker-compose.
• Secure by default. With HTTPS Nginx config and Let'sEncrypt.
• Develop and production settings
• Ready for Celery and Django Rest Framework.
• Deployment using Ansible and Docker.

Customize your default options

There are certain options that are always repeated every time cookiecutter is executed. Create a .cookiecutterrc file in your user directory:

default_context:
  author_name: Nekmo
  github_user: Nekmo
  email: myemail@nekmo.com
  open_source_license: MIT
  timezone: Europe/Madrid
abbreviations:
  dj: https://github.com/Nekmo/cookiecutter-django-backend
  gh: https://github.com/{0}.git