A batteries-included Django starter project. To learn more visit LearnDjango.com.

Use the following commands to build the Docker image, run the container, and execute the standard commands within Docker.

$ sudo docker-compose up -d --build
$ sudo docker-compose exec web python manage.py migrate
$ sudo docker-compose exec web python manage.py createsuperuser
# Load the site at http://127.0.0.1:8000

Use the following commands to start the ngrok site, which allows the user to see MM website on a publically facing http address.

docker run --net=host -it -e NGROK_AUTHTOKEN=2bsabaYSp28A1B1Q5cwASLC5W0H_5RDUBPMRnKgCMMSrmNrWZ ngrok/ngrok:latest http --domain=officially-fast-condor.ngrok-free.app 8000

Make sure to run everything within the docker container when making updates, etc.

sudo docker-compose exec web ..... 

Oftentimes this will look like: 
sudo docker-compose exec web python manage.py check 
... or other django related commands

• Django 5.0 & Python 3.12
• Install via Pip or Docker
• User log in/out, sign up, password reset via django-allauth
• Static files configured with Whitenoise
• Styling with Bootstrap v5
• Debugging with django-debug-toolbar
• DRY forms with django-crispy-forms
• Custom 404, 500, and 403 error pages

• Add gunicorn as the production web server.
• Update the EMAIL_BACKEND and connect with a mail provider.
• Make the admin more secure.
• django-allauth supports social authentication if you need that.