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Build a Chat App with Django Channels

In this tutorial you will learn how to build a comprehensive chat app with Django Channel, React and TypeScript.

May 24, 2022

How to build a blog with Django

This tutorial is a step-by-step guide on how to build a simple blog using Django. Having a basic understanding of Django will be useful for this tutorial but not essential as it is for beginners, written from a beginners' perspective.

April 25, 2022

Build an NFT rarity tool with Django

Learn how to build an NFT rarity tool. The project we will build will use Django, celery for asynchronous tasks and web3.py to interact with the Ethereum blockchain.

December 15, 2021

Django Tutorial: How to Upload Large Files

This tutorial will show you how to upload large files in a Django project using Digital Ocean Spaces.

October 25, 2021

How to Deploy Django using Caprover

Learn how to deploy a Django project to production. This tutorial will focus on deploying Django using Caprover, a self-hostable Platform-as-a-Service. The best part - you can deploy your entire project for just $5/month.

September 11, 2021

Django Formsets Tutorial - Build dynamic forms with Htmx

Learn how to build dynamic forms with Django and Htmx.

August 24, 2021

PayPal Payments Tutorial with Django and React

Learn how to sell digital products using PayPal payments. In this tutorial you will learn how to use Django and React to sell digital products with a simple product landing page.

August 9, 2021

How to Dockerize Django in 5 minutes

This tutorial will show you how to Dockerize a Django project in less than 5 minutes. If you've been working with Django for a while, chances are you've heard of Docker before. But here's a quick summary of Docker and why you should consider using it in your project.

July 24, 2021

Django and Stripe Payments Tutorial

In this tutorial, you will learn how to setup Stripe Payments with Django. With the boom of the creator economy, being able to sell a digital product is a massive skill. The aim of this tutorial is to show how quick and simple it is to sell your own digital product using Stripe and Django.

February 11, 2021

Introducing JustDjango Salaries 💰

I'm excited to announce the launch of a new project - JustDjango Salaries - salary data for Django developers.

January 18, 2021

7 concepts you should know to get a job as a Django developer

What are the most important concepts you should know to get a job as a Django developer? In this post, we'll go through the fundamentals and standout skills you should have before looking for a job.

January 4, 2021

JustDjango 2020 in review

2020 may not have been all sunshine and rainbows thanks to COVID. But in many ways, it has been great. For JustDjango, this has been a year full of growth and validation, proving to me that there is a huge group of people that want to learn and use Django.

December 30, 2020

Django vs WordPress

Django and Wordpress are completely different technologies. Yet I find a lot of people are curious about switching over to Django. This post aims to explain why and when you should switch from Wordpress to Django.

December 2, 2020

Django vs Flask (Once and for all!)

One of the most common questions in Python web development is whether to use Django or Flask. Lots of developers have weighed in on the discussion. This post provides a home for all of the opinions on this subject. So, let's answer the question once and for all!

November 26, 2020

Introducing the Django Tutorial Hub 🚀

I'm very excited to announce the launch of a new product called the Django Tutorial Hub. The Tutorial Hub is a curated database of the best free Django tutorials on the internet.

November 23, 2020

Django Deployment Essentials

In this guide, you will learn the essentials of deploying a Django project. The topics covered are also applicable to web deployment in general.

November 12, 2020

How much Python should you know before learning Django?

It can take a long time before beginners are absolutely comfortable working with Django. It's important to have a good understanding of Python before diving into Django. In this post, I will cover what I believe to be the most important things to understand in Python before learning Django.

November 10, 2020

Django Case Study: JustDjango

This case study is about JustDjango. JustDjango is a website and YouTube channel that provides courses that teach web development with a focus on Django. The website that powers the project is also built with Django.

November 3, 2020

How much Django should you learn?

Learning Django can be difficult if you plan to learn everything. In this post I talk about being more pragmatic in your Django learning journey.

October 20, 2020

Deploying JustDjango on render.com

Recently we changed our hosting technologies. After a year of self-hosting using Caprover, I decided to move to render.com

October 16, 2020