Docker development environment for Django

What is this?

This is a docker development environment focused on Python / Django.

A Makefile is provided, it contains targets for the most common tasks.

Why should I use it?

It provides a well tested and fully functional development environment for Python / Django projects. It also has some extra features, like:

• HTTPS by default (with valid certificates if you run make install_certs).
• Commands for creating and restoring backups.
• Commands for managing the containers and images.

How to use

Do these only once:

1. Add 127.0.0.1 proyecto-django.dev to your /etc/hosts.
2. Run make certs.
3. Run make install_certs.

Do these every time you want to work on your project:

1. Run make start.
2. Your Django project is ready! Open your browser and go to https://proyecto-django.dev.

All targets

• make start - Start the development environment (it will start all containers of the project).
• make stop - Stop the development environment (it will stop all containers of the project).
• make restart - Restart the development environment (it will restart all containers of the project).
• make delete - Delete all containers of the project.
• make migrate - It will apply all pending migrations.
• make tests - It will run the tests.
• make build - It will (re)build all images of the project.
• make build-nocache - Same as make build, but without using cache.
• make status - It will show the current status of the containers of the project.
• make bash - It will open a bash shell inside Django's container.
• make shell - It will open Django's shell/REPL inside the container.
• make attach - It will attach to Django's container (useful for debugging).
• make logs - It will tail the logs (last 250 lines) of all containers of the project.
• make delete_images - It will delete all images of the project.
• make backup - It will create a backup of the database inside the ./data/backup/ folder.
• make restore - It will restore a backup to the database from the ./data/backup/ folder.
• make certs - It will generate SSL certificates for the NGINX container.
• make install_certs - It will install the root CA certs (this is required only if you want the certs generated by make certs to be valid)