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Django Application Template

This is a robust Django application template featuring Django REST Framework, Simple JWT for authentication, Docker and Docker Compose for containerization, Celery for asynchronous task processing, Redis as a message broker and result backend, and comprehensive logging capabilities. It provides a production-ready setup for building scalable and secure RESTful APIs.

Features

• 🛠️ Django REST Framework (DRF) for building powerful and flexible APIs
• 🔐 Simple JWT for secure JSON Web Token authentication
• 🐳 Docker & Docker Compose for consistent and reproducible environments
• 🥕 Celery for handling asynchronous tasks with Redis as the broker and backend
• 📜 Logging with structured output to console and file for debugging and monitoring
• 🗄️ PostgreSQL as the default database
• 🚀 Gunicorn for production-ready WSGI server
• 🔍 Environment Variables management with .env file
• 📝 Pre-configured settings for development and production

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Python (v3.11 or higher)
• Docker and Docker Compose
• Git

Getting Started

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd <repository-folder>

• Copy the example environment file and customize it:

cp .env.example .env

• Update .env with your desired settings (e.g., database credentials, secret key, Redis URL). Build and start the Docker containers:

docker-compose up --build

This starts the following services:

• web: Django application with Gunicorn
• celery: Celery worker for asynchronous tasks
• redis: Redis for Celery broker and backend
• db: PostgreSQL database

Development

To run the Django development server locally (outside Docker): Create and activate a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Apply migrations and start the server:

python manage.py migrate
python manage.py runserver

Start Redis and Celery locally (ensure Redis is installed or running via Docker):

celery -A config worker --loglevel=info

Open http://localhost:8000 to access the API.

API Authentication

This template uses Simple JWT for authentication. To obtain a token:

• Send a POST request to /api/token/ with valid user credentials:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/token/ -d "username=<username>&password=<password>"

• Use the access token in the Authorization header for protected endpoints:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" http://localhost:8000/api/protected/

Refresh tokens can be obtained via /api/token/refresh/.

Running Celery Tasks

To test Celery tasks, create a task in myapp/tasks.py (example included):

from celery import shared_task
import logging

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

@shared_task
def example_task(x, y):
    logger.info(f"Computing {x} + {y}")
    result = x + y
    logger.info(f"Result: {result}")
    return result

Call the task from a view or shell:

from myapp.tasks import example_task
example_task.delay(2, 3)  # Runs asynchronously

Logging

• Logging is configured to output to both console and a file (logs/app.log). Logs include:
• Django application logs
• Celery task logs
• Custom application logs
• To view logs:
• Docker: Use docker-compose logs (e.g., docker-compose logs web).
• Local: Check logs/app.log or console output.

Example log configuration in config/settings.py:

LOGGING = {
    'version': 1,
    'disable_existing_loggers': False,
    'formatters': {
        'verbose': {
            'format': '{levelname} {asctime} {module} {message}',
            'style': '{',
        },
    },
    'handlers': {
        'file': {
            'level': 'INFO',
            'class': 'logging.FileHandler',
            'filename': 'logs/app.log',
            'formatter': 'verbose',
        },
        'console': {
            'level': 'INFO',
            'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
            'formatter': 'verbose',
        },
    },
    'loggers': {
        '': {
            'handlers': ['file', 'console'],
            'level': 'INFO',
            'propagate': True,
        },
    },
}

Building for Production

• Update .env for production (e.g., DEBUG=False, strong SECRET_KEY).
• Build and start containers:

docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml up --build -d

Apply migrations:

docker-compose exec web python manage.py migrate

Collect static files:

docker-compose exec web python manage.py collectstatic --noinput

The application will be available at http://localhost:8000.

Docker Compose Configuration

The docker-compose.yml file defines the following services:

version: '3.8'
services:
  web:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    command: gunicorn config.wsgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:8000
    volumes:
      - .:/app
      - static:/app/static
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"
    env_file:
      - .env
    depends_on:
      - db
      - redis
  celery:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    command: celery -A config worker --loglevel=info
    volumes:
      - .:/app
    env_file:
      - .env
    depends_on:
      - redis
      - db
  db:
    image: postgres:15
    volumes:
      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    env_file:
      - .env
  redis:
    image: redis:7-alpine
    ports:
      - "6379:6379"
volumes:
  postgres_data:
  static:

Project Structure
├── .env.example              # Example environment variables
├── .gitignore                # Git ignore file
├── Dockerfile                # Docker configuration
├── docker-compose.yml        # Docker Compose configuration
├── logs/                     # Log files directory
│   └── app.log
├── manage.py                 # Django management script
├── config/                   # Django project settings
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── settings.py           # Project settings (includes logging, Celery, JWT)
│   ├── urls.py               # Project URL configuration
│   ├── wsgi.py
│   └── asgi.py
├── myapp/                    # Sample Django app
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── admin.py
│   ├── apps.py
│   ├── migrations/
│   ├── models.py
│   ├── tasks.py              # Celery tasks
│   ├── tests.py
│   ├── urls.py
│   └── views.py
├── requirements.txt          # Python dependencies
└── README.md                 # Project documentation

Dependencies

Core Dependencies

django@5.1.3: Web framework djangorestframework@3.15.2: REST API toolkit djangorestframework-simplejwt@6.1.0: JWT authentication psycopg2-binary@2.9.10: PostgreSQL adapter gunicorn@23.0.0: WSGI server celery@5.4.0: Asynchronous task queue redis@5.0.8: Redis client python-dotenv@1.0.1: Environment variable management

Scripts

`docker-compose up --build`: Build and start containers
`docker-compose down`: Stop and remove containers
`python manage.py runserver`: Start Django development server
`python manage.py migrate`: Apply database migrations
`python manage.py collectstatic`: Collect static files
`celery -A config worker --loglevel=info`: Start Celery worker
`docker-compose logs <service>`: View logs for a service

Configuration

Dockerfile

FROM python:3.11-slim

ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1

WORKDIR /app

RUN pip install --upgrade pip
COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

COPY . .

RUN mkdir -p /app/logs && chown -R nobody:nogroup /app/logs

USER nobody

EXPOSE 8000

CMD ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:8000", "config.wsgi:application"]

Settings (config/settings.py)

Simple JWT: Configured for token-based authentication Celery: Uses Redis as broker and backend (CELERY_BROKER_URL, CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND) Logging: Outputs to console and logs/app.log Database: PostgreSQL via environment variables REST Framework: Includes authentication and permission classes

Environment Variables

Example .env.example:

DEBUG=True
SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key
DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:password@db:5432/dbname
CELERY_BROKER_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND=redis://redis:6379/0
ALLOWED_HOSTS=localhost,127.0.0.1

Contributing

Fork the repository.
Create a branch: git checkout -b feature/your-feature.
Commit changes: git commit -m "Add your feature".
Push to branch: git push origin feature/your-feature.
Open a pull request.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE. This template is designed for rapid development and deployment of Django REST APIs. For issues or feature requests, please open an issue in the repository.

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Notes

1. Security Policy Integration:

   • The SECURITY.md file is tailored to the Django template, specifying supported Django versions (5.1.x and 4.2.x, as 4.2 is the latest LTS version as of June 2025).
   • I replaced the generic email placeholder (<your-security-email@example.com>) with a note to customize it. You should specify a real email or contact method for vulnerability reports.
   • The policy includes coordination with upstream projects (e.g., Django) and references to dependency security advisories.

2. README Updates:

   • Added a Security section linking to SECURITY.md.
   • Updated the Project Structure to include SECURITY.md.
   • Added a note in the Contributing section about security contributions.
   • Kept all other sections consistent with your original Django template request.

3. Assumptions:

   • I assumed Django 4.2.x is supported as it’s the latest LTS version, while 5.0.x is not supported (as it’s not an LTS and likely superseded by 5.1.x).
   • If you have specific version support preferences or a different contact method for vulnerabilities, let me know, and I can adjust the files.

4. Next Steps:

   • Create a SECURITY.md file in your repository with the content above.
   • Update your README.md with the provided version.
   • Specify a security contact email in SECURITY.md.
   • Ensure your repository includes a LICENSE file if you’re using the MIT License.