# nickjj/docker-django-example

A production ready example Django app that's using Docker and Docker Compose.

Repository: https://github.com/nickjj/docker-django-example
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-django-example
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: docker, django, celery, postgres, redis, tailwindcss, docker-compose, esbuild
Last push: 2026-08-06T12:41:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2016, "days_push": 27, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1529, forks 475 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:58.736784+00:00)

## What it is
A production-ready example Django application wired up with Docker and Docker Compose, including PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, esbuild, and TailwindCSS. It serves as a starter template or reference guide for Dockerizing new or existing Django projects following Docker best practices.

## Use cases
- start a new django project with docker
- dockerize an existing django app
- learn docker compose best practices for web apps
- set up django with celery redis and postgres
- production ready django starter template
- example of running django with docker compose

## When to choose
- you want a minimal, well-maintained Django + Docker starting point without heavy opinions
- you need a working reference for Dockerizing Django with Celery, Redis, and PostgreSQL
- you want to learn production Docker Compose patterns from a maintained example

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured scaffold with authentication, payments, or admin UI built in
- you prefer a different stack than Django, PostgreSQL, Redis, or Celery
- you want a deployable product rather than an example/template to adapt

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, developer-tools, deployment, caching, message-queue, database
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, backend
- platform: python, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: django, docker-compose, celery, postgres, redis, tailwindcss, esbuild, example-app, template-project, devops, containers, docker

## Member repositories
- nickjj/docker-django-example (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:58.736784+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 2026-08-30T04:31:28.604746+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nickjj/docker-django-example (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:58.736784+00:00, sha 6f9195a38c3d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.