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+***Note:***
+This project is an effort to keep the original [django-iprestrict](https://github.com/muccg/django-iprestrict) project alive and updated.
+The original project isn't maintained anymore by my previous employer, so I took on forking and maintaining the project for existing users.
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+See the comments on the following Pull Request and Issue for more background info:
+* https://github.com/muccg/django-iprestrict/pull/57
+* https://github.com/muccg/django-iprestrict/issues/60
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+Switching to `django-iprestrict-redux` is as easy as declaring `django-iprestrict-redux` instead of `django-iprestrict` as a dependency in whatever you use for managing dependencies. (ex. setup.py, requirements files, poetry etc.)
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 Django app + middleware to restrict access to all or sections of a Django project by client IP ranges.
 
 The full instructions for installation and use are here: