Another Basic Django App

Basic Django app with the most basic CRUD and auth operations to test performance against FastAPI.

Features

• User Authentication: Sign up, login, and logout functionality
• Note Management: Create, view, list, and delete personal notes
• User-specific Notes: Each note is associated with a user and automatically filtered per user
• Modern UI: Styled with TailwindCSS

Technology Stack

• Backend: Django 4.2+
• Frontend: TailwindCSS with PostCSS and Autoprefixer
• Database: SQLite
• Node.js: Version 20.17.0 or higher

Quick Start

The easiest way to get started is using the automated setup script:

python3 dev_jumpstart.py

This script will automatically:

• Detect your operating system (supports Ubuntu, Debian, Arch Linux, and Windows)
• Create a Python virtual environment
• Install all Python dependencies
• Install Node.js and TailwindCSS
• Run database migrations
• Start both the Django development server and TailwindCSS watch process

Project Structure

• basic/ - Django project configuration
• notes/ - Notes application with models, views, and URLs
• templates/ - HTML templates for the application
• static/ - Static files (CSS, JavaScript, images)
• dev_jumpstart.py - Automated development environment setup script

Notes

The application includes automatic port detection - if port 8000 is in use, it will automatically find the next available port.