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    cookiecutter/cookiecutter-django

    Cookiecutter Django is a framework for jumpstarting production-ready Django projects quickly.

    13.6K stars
    3.1K forks
    195 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 10, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 3 days ago, with 390 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • A framework that jumpstarts production-ready Django projects quickly using a customizable project template.
    • Provides a secure, tested, and optimized Django setup with modern tools like Docker, Celery, and cloud storage integrations out of the box.
    • Use for rapidly creating scalable Django web applications with built-in user authentication and asynchronous task support.
    • Use for deploying Django projects with Docker and Heroku configurations optimized for production environments.
    • Use for integrating cloud services like Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and error monitoring with Sentry in Django projects.

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    License

    BSD 3-Clause

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

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    From the README

    Powered by Cookiecutter, Cookiecutter Django is a framework for jumpstarting production-ready Django projects quickly.

    These features can be enabled during initial project setup.

    Excerpt from the cookiecutter/cookiecutter-django README on GitHub (BSD-3-Clause license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Forks

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