djinit

PyPI didn't allow the original name, so you'll find it as djinitx on PyPI

A CLI that scaffolds production-ready Django projects with DRF, JWT auth, API docs, and deployment configs - all through an interactive wizard. No more copy-pasting settings or wiring up apps by hand.

pipx install djinitx
djinit setup

Installation

# Recommended - isolated environment
pipx install djinitx

# Or with uv
uv tool install djinitx

# Or with pip
pip install djinitx

Requires Python 3.13+.

Usage

Create a project

djinit setup
# or
dj setup

The wizard walks you through these choices:

1. Project structure - Standard, Predefined (apps/ + api/), Unified (core/ + apps/), or Single Folder
2. Project name and directory
3. Database - PostgreSQL or MySQL; DATABASE_URL or individual env vars
4. Frontend tools - Tailwind CSS, HTMX, and/or Vite (optional)
5. Django apps - Name them; optionally nest under an apps/ package
6. CI/CD - GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, both, or none

When you're done, you have a fully configured Django project ready to run.

Add apps later

djinit app users products orders

Creates the apps, registers them in INSTALLED_APPS, and wires up URL includes.

Generate secret keys

djinit secret
djinit secret --count 5 --length 64

What You Get

Every project ships with:

• Split settings - base.py, development.py, production.py with sensible defaults
• Django REST Framework - With JWT authentication (access + refresh tokens)
• API documentation - Swagger UI at /docs/, ReDoc at /schema/
• CORS - Configured for local dev, locked down for production
• WhiteNoise - Static file serving, production-ready
• django-jazzmin - Modern admin interface
• Environment management - .env.sample with django-environ
• Deployment configs - Dockerfile, Procfile, runtime.txt
• CI/CD pipelines - GitHub Actions and/or GitLab CI
• Task runner - Justfile with common commands
• .gitignore - Python + Node defaults

Optional add-ons when selected:

Feature	Package	What's configured
Tailwind CSS	django-tailwind-cli	Settings, DaisyUI theme, Node install in Docker
HTMX	django-htmx	Installed app + HtmxMiddleware
Vite	django-vite	vite.config.ts, dev/prod mode toggles, CI build step

Development workflow

just dev              # Start dev server
just migrate          # Run migrations
just test             # Run tests
just lint             # Lint with ruff
just format           # Format with ruff
just vite             # Start Vite dev server (if selected)
just dev-full         # Django + Vite together (if selected)

No just installed? These map directly to Django management commands.

Project Structures

Standard

myproject/
├── manage.py
├── myproject/          # Config module
│   ├── settings/       # base.py, development.py, production.py
│   ├── urls.py
│   └── wsgi.py
└── apps/               # Your apps (optional)
    └── users/

Predefined

myproject/
├── manage.py
├── config/             # Django config
│   ├── settings/
│   └── urls.py
├── apps/               # Business logic
│   ├── users/
│   └── core/
└── api/                # API routes
    └── v1/

Unified

myproject/
├── manage.py
├── core/               # Django config
│   ├── settings/
│   └── urls.py
└── apps/               # Main application package
    ├── admin/
    ├── models/
    ├── serializers/
    ├── views/
    ├── urls/
    └── api/

Single Folder

myproject/
├── manage.py
├── project/            # Configurable name
│   ├── settings/
│   ├── urls.py
│   ├── models/
│   ├── api/
│   └── wsgi.py

Environment Setup

cp .env.sample .env

SQLite works out of the box for development. Swap in your production database when you're ready.

Packages

Package	Role
Django	Web framework
django-environ	Environment variable management
django-jazzmin	Admin UI
djangorestframework	REST API toolkit
djangorestframework-simplejwt	JWT authentication
drf-yasg	Swagger/OpenAPI docs
django-cors-headers	CORS handling
whitenoise	Static file serving
gunicorn	Production WSGI server
psycopg[binary]	PostgreSQL driver
django-tailwind-cli	Tailwind CSS (optional)
django-htmx	HTMX (optional)
django-vite	Vite bundler (optional)

API Endpoints

Endpoint	Description
/admin/	Django admin
/token/	Obtain JWT pair
/token/refresh/	Refresh access token
/docs/	Swagger UI
/schema/	ReDoc

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Open an issue or submit a PR.

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/whatever)
3. Make your changes and run just test
4. Submit a pull request

Match the existing code style - ruff linting and formatting are enforced.

License

MIT © Sankalp Tharu