cookiecutter/cookiecutter-django resource

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Cookiecutter project template that generates production-ready Django projects with batteries included: authentication, Docker, Celery, email, cloud storage, and deployment configs. It scaffolds a full codebase with 100% starting test coverage and 12-factor settings.

Use cases

• start a new django project with best practices
• scaffold a production-ready django app
• generate a django project with docker and celery
• bootstrap a django project with user authentication
• create a django template with secure defaults
• quickly set up a django project deployable to heroku

When to choose

• starting a new Django project from scratch
• you want secure, 12-factor defaults with Docker and CI out of the box
• you need built-in auth, email, and cloud storage setup
• you want deployment recipes for Heroku, Docker, or PythonAnywhere

When to avoid

• adding to an existing Django codebase mid-project
• you need a minimal or highly custom project layout
• you use a different web framework than Django

Facets

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boilerplate web-framework templating auth deployment testing ci-cd configuration-management web-development backend developer-tools self-hosted python cli cross-platform django cookiecutter project-template scaffolding docker-compose heroku celery bootstrap production-ready boilerplate docker web-server

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