# cookiecutter/cookiecutter-django

Cookiecutter Django is a framework for jumpstarting production-ready Django projects quickly.

Repository: https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter-django
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cookiecutter-django
Homepage: https://cookiecutter-django.readthedocs.io
Language: Python
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: python, django, cookiecutter, cookiecutter-django, django-cookiecutter, project-template, boilerplate, docker, heroku, celery, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-25T23:16:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4767, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 14, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 366}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13603, forks 3068 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:03.630046+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: boilerplate, web-framework, templating, auth, deployment, testing, ci-cd, configuration-management
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: django, cookiecutter, project-template, scaffolding, docker-compose, heroku, celery, bootstrap, production-ready, boilerplate, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- cookiecutter/cookiecutter-django (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.630046+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:31:00.975178+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter-django (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.630046+00:00, sha 050806247e74)
  - homepage: https://cookiecutter-django.readthedocs.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:07:45.796918+00:00, sha 7905200f5e29)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.