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. 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 uv
- Use environment variables instead of juggling multiple configuration files
- 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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