# realpython/dockerizing-django

Repository: https://github.com/realpython/dockerizing-django
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dockerizing-django
Homepage: https://realpython.com/blog/python/django-development-with-docker-compose-and-machine/
Language: Python
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-06-07T06:44:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4125, "days_push": 1548, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1329, forks 474 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:23.760225+00:00)

## What it is
A companion sample repository for a Real Python tutorial demonstrating how to containerize a Django application using Docker, Docker Compose, and Docker Machine. It provides a reference setup with Dockerfiles and Compose configuration for local Django development.

## Use cases
- dockerize a django app for local development
- learn docker compose with a python web framework
- example dockerfile and docker-compose setup for django
- run django migrations inside docker containers
- follow a tutorial on django development with docker
- bootstrap a containerized django project

## When to choose
- you are following the Real Python Django + Docker tutorial and want the exact working code
- you want a minimal, easy-to-read example of Docker Compose with Django
- you are learning container basics with a Python web stack

## When to avoid
- you need a production-grade, maintained Django Docker template with modern tooling
- you require a license or active support for commercial use
- you use recent Docker versions without Docker Machine, which is deprecated

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, deployment, web-framework
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: django, docker-compose, docker-machine, tutorial-code, sample-project, real-python, devops, containers, docker

## Member repositories
- realpython/dockerizing-django (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:23.760225+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 2026-08-30T04:45:42.617314+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/realpython/dockerizing-django (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:23.760225+00:00, sha 0495cbea9e84)
  - homepage: https://realpython.com/blog/python/django-development-with-docker-compose-and-machine/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:04:48.944986+00:00, sha 69b8688ddbab)
  - site_page: https://realpython.com/installable-django-app (fetched 2026-08-29T12:04:48.954271+00:00, sha 0d090caa3b87)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.