# Awesome Django [](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) > A curated list of awesome things related to Django. ## Table of Contents * [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents) * [Resources](#resources) * [Official Resources](#official-resources) * [External Resources](#external-resources) * [Community](#community) * [Conferences](#conferences) * [Meetups](#meetups) * [Podcasts](#podcasts) * [YouTube Channels](#youtube-channels) * [Third-Party Packages](#third-party-packages) * [Tutorials](#tutorials) * [Beginner](#beginner-tutorials) * [Intermediate/Advanced](#intermediate-advanced) * [Docker](#docker) * [Boilerplate](#boilerplate) * [Open Source Apps](#open-source-apps) * [Open Source Projects](#open-source-projects) * [Django REST Framework](#django-rest-framework) * [Resources](#drf-resources) * [Tutorials](#drf-tutorials) * [DRF Boilerplate](#drf-boilerplate) * [Open Source Apps](#drf-open-source-apps) * [Books and Courses](#books-and-courses) * [Videos](#videos) - [Free](#free) - [Paid](#paid) ## Resources ### Official Resources * [Django Official Website](https://www.djangoproject.com/) * [Django Documentation](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/) * [Django Polls Tutorial](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/intro/tutorial01/) * [Django Source Code](https://github.com/django/django) ### External Resources * [Django Packages](https://djangopackages.org/) - Comprehensive directory of reusable Django apps and tools. * [Classy Class-Based Views](http://ccbv.co.uk/) - Detailed descriptions for each generic class-based view. * [Django Sites](https://www.djangosites.org/) - Comprehensive listing of sites built with Django. * [Pony Checkup](https://www.ponycheckup.com/) - Security checkups for Django sites. * [Django Hunter](https://github.com/6IX7ine/djangohunter) - Tool to help identify incorrectly configured Django applications that are exposing sensitive information. * [William Vincent's Website](https://wsvincent.com) - Up-to-date tutorials on Django and Django REST Framework. * [Simple is Better than Complex](https://simpleisbetterthancomplex.com/) - Regularly updated website with many tutorials and tips on Django. * [Full Stack Python's Django Page](https://www.fullstackpython.com/django.html) - Explanation of Django philosophy and links to other resources and tutorials. * [RealPython](https://realpython.com/tutorials/django/) * [TestDriven](https://testdriven.io/blog/) ### Community * [Django Users Google Group](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/django-users) - Very active discussion board for questions/answers. * [Django Developers Google Group](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/django-developers) - For contributions to Django itself only. * Django IRC Channel - Chat with other Django users at irc://irc.freenode.net/django * [Twitter](https://twitter.com/djangoproject) - For official announcements on updates, security fixes, etc. ### Conferences * [DjangoCon US](https://2019.djangocon.us/) * [DjangoCon Europe](https://2019.djangocon.eu/) * [DjangoCon Australia](https://2018.djangocon.com.au/) * [PyCon US](https://us.pycon.org/2019/) * [Euro Python](https://ep2019.europython.eu/) * [Complete listing of all PyCons globally](https://www.pycon.org/) ### Meetups * [Meetups](https://www.meetup.com/topics/django/all/) - 400+ Meetup groups in 65 countries. ### Podcasts * [TalkPython](https://talkpython.fm/) * [Podcast Init](https://www.podcastinit.com/) ### YouTube Channels * [DjangoCon US](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0yY6a79pPY9J0ShIHRf6yw) * [DjangoCon Europe](https://www.youtube.com/user/djangoconeurope) * [PyCon US](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsX05-2sVSH7Nx3zuk3NYuQ) * [EuroPython](https://www.youtube.com/user/PythonItalia) * [PyCon Australia](https://www.youtube.com/user/PyConAU) ## Third-Party Packages > For a complete listing of all available packages, see [Django Packages](https://djangopackages.org/) * [django-allauth](https://github.com/pennersr/django-allauth/) - User registration, social authentication, account management, and more. * [django-compressor](https://github.com/django-compressor/django-compressor/) - Compress JavaScript/CSS into a single cached file * [django-crispy-forms](https://github.com/django-crispy-forms/django-crispy-forms/) - DRY Django forms * [django-debug-toolbar](https://github.com/jazzband/django-debug-toolbar/) - Configurable panels to debug requests/responses * [django-environ](https://github.com/joke2k/django-environ) - Environment variables * [django-extensions](https://github.com/django-extensions/django-extensions/) - Custom management extensions, notably `runserver_plus` and `shell_plus` * [django-filter](https://github.com/carltongibson/django-filter) - Powerful filters based on Django QuerySets * [django-guardian](https://github.com/django-guardian/django-guardian) - Per object permissions in Django * [django-hijack](https://github.com/arteria/django-hijack) - Admins can log in and work on behalf of other users without having to know their credentials * [django-model-utils](https://github.com/jazzband/django-model-utils) - Django model mixins and utilities * [django-silk](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk) - Live profiling and inspection of HTTP requests and database queries * [django-storages](https://github.com/jschneier/django-storages) - A single library to support multiple custom storage backends for Django * [django-tables2](https://github.com/jieter/django-tables2) - HTML tables with pagination/sorting * [django-test-plus](https://github.com/revsys/django-test-plus/) - Useful additions to Django's default TestCase * [easy-thumbnails](https://github.com/SmileyChris/easy-thumbnails) - Image thumbnails for Django * [pytest-django](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-django) - Use pytest features in Django * [wagtail](https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail) - Popular Django content management system (CMS) * [whitenoise](https://github.com/evansd/whitenoise) - Simplified static file serving for Python websites > Django REST Framework specific packages * [django-rest-auth](https://github.com/Tivix/django-rest-auth) - REST API endpoints for authentication and registration * [django-rest-framework](https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework) - Web APIs for Django * [django-rest-framework-simplejwt](https://github.com/davesque/django-rest-framework-simplejwt) - JSON web tokens for DRF * [django-rest-swagger](https://github.com/marcgibbons/django-rest-swagger) - API document generator for Swagger UI ## Tutorials ### Beginner Tutorials * [Django Girls Tutorial](https://tutorial.djangogirls.org/en/) - Use function-based views to build a blog app. * [Django for Beginners](https://djangoforbeginners.com/) - Use class-based views to build three apps of increasing complexity (part of a full-length book). * [Mozilla Tutorial](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Server-side/Django) - Create a lending library app. * [A Complete Beginner's Guide to Django](https://simpleisbetterthancomplex.com/series/beginners-guide/1.11/) - In-depth and excellent walkthrough of a new Django app * [Build a HackerNews clone](https://medium.com/@danieldng/a-little-hacker-news-in-django-part-1-f12aa81dc25d) - Very well-done tutorial for Django 2.0. ### Intermediate/Advanced Tutorials * [Django Stripe Tutorial](https://testdriven.io/blog/django-stripe-tutorial/) * [Setting up Stripe Connect with Django](https://testdriven.io/blog/setting-up-stripe-connect-with-django/) * [Storing Django Static and Media Files on Amazon S3](https://testdriven.io/blog/storing-django-static-and-media-files-on-amazon-s3) ### Docker Tutorials > Docker is commonly used to work with production-level databases locally like PostgreSQL or MySQL. * [A Beginner's Guide to Docker](https://wsvincent.com/beginners-guide-to-docker/) * [A Brief Intro to Docker for Djangonauts](https://www.revsys.com/tidbits/brief-intro-docker-djangonauts/) * [How to use Django, Docker, and PostgreSQL](https://wsvincent.com/django-docker-postgresql/) * [Docker for Django Developers (slides)](https://mherman.org/presentations/dockercon-2018/#1) * [Dockerizing Django with Postgres, Gunicorn, and Nginx](https://testdriven.io/blog/dockerizing-django-with-postgres-gunicorn-and-nginx) ## Boilerplate * [cookiecutter-django](https://github.com/pydanny/cookiecutter-django) - A full-bodied starter project, highly customizable. * [djangox](https://github.com/wsvincent/djangox) - Comes with complete user registration, email/password, Pipenv, and more. * [django-starter-project](https://github.com/jpadilla/django-project-template) - A deliberately basic project that has multiple staging environments and Heroku deployment config. ## Open Source Apps * [Hello, World app](https://github.com/wsvincent/djangoforbeginners/tree/master/ch2-hello-world-app) * [Message Board app](https://github.com/wsvincent/djangoforbeginners/tree/master/ch4-message-board-app) * [Blog app with users and forms](https://github.com/wsvincent/djangoforbeginners/tree/master/ch7-blog-app-with-users) * [Newspaper app with custom user model, full user auth](https://github.com/wsvincent/djangoforbeginners/tree/master/ch15-comments) * [Behavior-Driven Development with Aloe](https://github.com/testdrivenio/django-aloe-bdd) * [Image Sharing Blog](https://github.com/MeNsaaH/soMedia) ## Open Source Projects * [wagtail](https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail) - Very popular Django-based content management system * [Zulip](https://github.com/zulip/zulip) - Open-source team chat * [django-oscar](https://github.com/django-oscar/django-oscar) - E-commerce for Django * [django-cms](https://github.com/divio/django-cms) - CMS for Django * [saleor](https://github.com/mirumee/saleor) - E-commerce storefront ## Django REST Framework > The most popular way to build web APIs with Django. ### DRF Resources * [Official Documentation](http://www.django-rest-framework.org/) * [DRF Source Code](https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework) * [DRF](https://github.com/nioperas06/awesome-django-rest-framework) ### DRF Tutorials * [Official REST Framework - A Beginner's Guide](https://wsvincent.com/official-django-rest-framework-tutorial-beginners-guide/) * [DRF Blog API](https://wsvincent.com/django-rest-framework-tutorial/) * [Building APIs with Django and DRF](https://books.agiliq.com/projects/django-api-polls-tutorial/en/latest/) * [DRF Serializers, Viewsets, and Routers](https://wsvincent.com/django-rest-framework-serializers-viewsets-routers/) * [DRF Todo API with User Auth](https://wsvincent.com/django-rest-framework-authentication-tutorial/) * [DRF User Authentication](https://wsvincent.com/django-rest-framework-user-authentication-tutorial/) > Tutorials using React front-end. * [DRF with React: Todo API](https://wsvincent.com/django-rest-framework-react-tutorial/) * [DRF with React](https://www.valentinog.com/blog/tutorial-api-django-rest-react/) * [Making React and Django play well together](https://fractalideas.com/blog/making-react-and-django-play-well-together/) ### DRF Boilerplate * [DRFx](https://github.com/wsvincent/drfx) ### DRF Open Source Apps * [DRF Polls](https://github.com/wsvincent/drf-polls) - API of the official Django polls tutorial * [DRF Blog](https://github.com/wsvincent/drf-blog-api) - Basic Blog API * [ECGC](https://github.com/flowerncsu/ecgc-2017) - Example from DjangoCon 2017 talk [Write an API for Almost Anything](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6tR5TffP0w) ## Books and Courses > Django 2.1 * [Django for Beginners: Build websites with Python and Django](https://djangoforbeginners.com/) * [REST APIs with Django: Build web APIs with Python and Django](https://restapiswithdjango.com/) * [Build Your First Website with Django 2.1](https://transactions.sendowl.com/stores/9897/130290) * [Develop a Real-Time Taxi App with Django Channels and Angular](https://testdriven.io/courses/real-time-app-with-django-channels-and-angular/?source=e4245ba649f3) > Django 2.0 * [Hello Web App 2.0](https://hellowebbooks.com/learn-django/) * [Django Design Patterns and Best Practices](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1788831349/?tag=wsvincent-20) * [Building Django 2.0 Web Applications](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079DW6TRJ/?tag=wsvincent-20) * [Django RESTful Web Services](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1788833929/?tag=wsvincent-20) > Django 1.11 * [Two Scoops of Django: Best Practices for Django 1.11](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692915729/?tag=wsvincent-20) * [Test-Driven Development with Python](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1491958707/?tag=wsvincent-20) ## Videos ### Free * [Django 2.1 Authentication Tutorial by Vitor Freitas](https://youtu.be/60GTvKCuam8?list=PLLxk3TkuAYnryu1lEcFaBr358IynT7l7H) * [Build a Startup with Django 2.1 by CSDojo](https://youtu.be/UyQn0BhVqNU) * [Just Django](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM1gWNTDx0SHIqUJygD-kQ) * [Django 2.0 Blog Tutorial by Corey Schafer](https://youtu.be/UmljXZIypDc?list=PL-osiE80TeTtoQCKZ03TU5fNfx2UY6U4p) * [Django 1.11 Todo App by Traversy Media](https://youtu.be/2yXfUPwlZTw) * [Django Crash Course by Traversy Media](https://youtu.be/D6esTdOLXh4) * [Django 1.9 Web Development by Harrison Kinsley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNQxxpM1yOs&list=PLQVvvaa0QuDeA05ZouE4OzDYLHY-XH-Nd) * [Effective Django (2013)](https://youtu.be/NfsJDPm0X54) ### Paid * [Build Your First Website with Django](https://academy.masteringdjango.com/courses/build-your-first-website-with-django-2?ref=3474fd) - Covers how to build/deploy a new Django website and core concepts like models, apps, templates, views, and more. Highly recommended. * [Coding for Entrepreneurs](https://www.codingforentrepreneurs.com/) - Multiple up-to-date courses including on e-commerce and REST APIs. * Udemy: - [Django 2 & Python](https://click.linksynergy.com/link?id=1*FmkJFU6n4&offerid=507388.1562632&type=2&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.udemy.com%2Fthe-ultimate-beginners-guide-to-django-django-2-python-web-dev-website%2F) - [Python Django Dev to Deployment](https://click.linksynergy.com/link?id=1*FmkJFU6n4&offerid=507388.1952540&type=2&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.udemy.com%2Fpython-django-dev-to-deployment%2F) - [Build a Django eCommerce Application](https://click.linksynergy.com/link?id=1*FmkJFU6n4&offerid=507388.1396598&type=2&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.udemy.com%2Fpython-ecommerce-build-a-django-ecommerce-web-application%2F) * [GoDjango](https://godjango.com/) - Great resource but last updated in 2016. --- > Some links contain affiliate codes. This modest income helps me justify the time to keep this list up-to-date. ### License [](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)