Django Tutorials

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Kostja Palović

Django createsuperuser: How to Create a Superuser

Run python manage.py createsuperuser to set up a Django admin instantly. Covers flags, Docker, non-interactive mode, and a custom automation command.

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Celery Flower: Monitoring, Setup, and Production Deployment

Set up Celery Flower to monitor Django background tasks in real time. Step-by-step: Docker Compose setup, basic auth, nginx proxy, Prometheus metrics, and one-click deploy with Appliku.

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Django Simple JWT Authentication with djangorestframework-simplejwt

Complete guide to JWT authentication in Django using djangorestframework-simplejwt. Covers token refresh, blacklisting, custom claims, logout, and all SIMPLE_JWT settings.

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Django Celery Tutorial: Background Tasks, Beat Scheduler, and Retries

Step-by-step Django Celery tutorial: set up Celery with Redis, schedule tasks with Celery Beat, monitor with Flower dashboard, and deploy to production in 5 minutes.

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Celery Chord and Groups: Complete Guide with Error Handling

Master Celery chord and group for parallel Django tasks. Covers chain vs chord, error callbacks with link_error, chord_unlock behavior, and working code examples.

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Pre-populate SlugField in the Django Admin Site

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Customizing Django Admin Change List

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Building a restful api with Django REST framework tutorial

This tutorial explains what RESTful API is and why it's used, followed by a step-by-step guide on how to build a REST API using Django. It covers creating a new Django project, defining models for a TODO app, using REST framework serializers and CRUD views, setting up a Django REST framework router and URLs, and testing the API.

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Django Admin Panel Tutorial

Series of bite-sized topic-based tutorials about unleashing the power of Django Admin

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Django REST Framework Swagger OpenAPI Tutorial

Set up Swagger UI and ReDoc for your Django REST Framework API in minutes. Learn to add drf-spectacular, configure OpenAPI schema, and get interactive API docs automatically.

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Kostja Palović

Deploy Django on Hetzner Cloud: Step-by-Step Guide (2026)

Learn how to deploy a Django app on Hetzner Cloud VPS using Appliku. ARM server setup, Postgres, automatic HTTPS, and git-based deployments: from zero to live in under 15 minutes.

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How to use decorator in class-based view methods

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Best Heroku Alternative for Django in 2026

Looking for a Heroku alternative for Django? Compare Appliku, Railway, Render, and Fly.io. Cut your hosting bill by $1,400/year. Same git-push deploys, your own server.

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Kostja Palović

Django Docker Tutorial with Postgres

Production-ready Django + Docker + PostgreSQL setup: multi-stage builds, gunicorn, health checks, dev/prod docker-compose split, and environment variable handling. Deploy to any server in minutes.

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