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Django starter kit that focuses on good defaults, developer experience, and deployment. Updated for Django 5.

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Sidewinder





Configured Django on your own server in 10 minutes.


Sidewinder is an open-source Django starter kit that focuses on good defaults, developer experience, and deployment. Also, a snake.

Sidewinder is opinionated to provide smooth experience from starting a new project to deploying it on a single Virtual Private Server (VPS). It is ideal for indie hackers, educators, students and the like.

With Sidewinder you will:

  • Use all Django features like GeoDjango
  • Use a modern Python dependency manager Poetry to manage your application's virtual environment
  • Use environment variables instead of juggling multiple configuration files
  • Use HTMX for modern frontends
  • Use django-allauth to provide email-based and 3rd party authentication.
  • Have a custom User model for ultimate flexibility
  • Have Django REST Framework at your disposal right from the start, including modern API docs, standardized error responses, and CORS configuration
  • Have a Huey task queue for background and periodic tasks
  • Have state-of-the-art development tools including auto reloading, debugging and profiling tools, linters and formatters
  • Log anything you want with structured logging
  • Execute automated tests using the best testing library pytest
  • Write test fixtures efficiently using factoryboy and Faker
  • End-to-end test your frontend using Playwright
  • Deploy to your own VPS in the "It just works" style using Ansible
  • Have commands for backups and restores on your VPS
  • Not be limited in customization as all important files are exposed and ready to be changed

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