Datta Able Django

Open-source Django Dashboard generated by AppSeed op top of a modern design. Datta Able Bootstrap Lite is the most stylized Bootstrap 4 Template, among all other Lite/Free admin templates in the market. It comes with high feature-rich pages and components with fully developer-centric code - design from CodedThemes.

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Features:

✅ Up-to-date Dependencies
✅ Design: Django Datta Able - Free Version from CodedThemes
✅ Sections covered by the design:
- ✅ Admin section (reserved for superusers)
- ✅ Authentication: Django.contrib.AUTH, Registration
- ✅ All Pages available in for ordinary users
✅ Dynamic DataTables Integration
- URI: /datatb/product/
✅ Docker with LIVE Reload (Python Code & Templates)
🚀 CI/CD flow via Render

Start with `Docker`

👉 Step 1 - Download the code from the GH repository (using GIT)

$ git clone https://github.com/app-generator/django-datta-able.git
$ cd django-datta-able

👉 Step 2 - Start the APP in Docker

$ chmod +x entrypoint.sh
$ docker-compose up --build

Visit http://localhost:5085 in your browser. The app should be up & running.

Environment

Create a new .env file using sample env.sample. The meaning of each variable can be found below:

DEBUG: if True the app runs in development mode
- For production value False should be used
For MySql persistence
- Install the DB Driver: pip install mysqlclient
- Create DB and assign a new user (full rights)
- Edit .env to match the DB, user, and password

Manual Build

Download the code

$ git clone https://github.com/app-generator/django-datta-able.git
$ cd django-datta-able

👉 Set Up for `Unix`, `MacOS`

Install modules via VENV

$ virtualenv env
$ source env/bin/activate
$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Set Up Database

$ python manage.py makemigrations
$ python manage.py migrate

Generate API

$ python manage.py generate-api -f

Start the APP

$ python manage.py createsuperuser # create the admin
$ python manage.py runserver       # start the project

At this point, the app runs at http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

👉 Set Up for `Windows`

Install modules via VENV (windows)

$ virtualenv env
$ .\env\Scripts\activate
$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Set Up Database

$ python manage.py makemigrations
$ python manage.py migrate

Start the APP

$ python manage.py createsuperuser # create the admin
$ python manage.py runserver       # start the project

At this point, the app runs at http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

Codebase Structure

The project is coded using a simple and intuitive structure presented below:

< PROJECT ROOT >
   |
   |-- core/                            
   |    |-- settings.py                   # Project Configuration  
   |    |-- urls.py                       # Project Routing
   |
   |-- home/
   |    |-- views.py                      # APP Views 
   |    |-- urls.py                       # APP Routing
   |    |-- models.py                     # APP Models 
   |    |-- tests.py                      # Tests  
   |    |-- templates/                    # Theme Customisation 
   |         |-- pages                    # 
   |              |-- custom-index.py     # Custom Dashboard      
   |
   |-- requirements.txt                   # Project Dependencies
   |
   |-- env.sample                         # ENV Configuration (default values)
   |-- manage.py                          # Start the app - Django default start script
   |
   |-- ************************************************************************

How to Customize

When a template file is loaded in the controller, Django scans all template directories starting from the ones defined by the user, and returns the first match or an error in case the template is not found. The theme used to style this starter provides the following files:

# This exists in ENV: LIB/admin_datta
< UI_LIBRARY_ROOT >                      
   |
   |-- templates/                     # Root Templates Folder 
   |    |          
   |    |-- accounts/       
   |    |    |-- auth-signin.html     # Sign IN Page
   |    |    |-- auth-signup.html     # Sign UP Page
   |    |
   |    |-- includes/       
   |    |    |-- footer.html          # Footer component
   |    |    |-- sidebar.html         # Sidebar component
   |    |    |-- navigation.html      # Navigation Bar
   |    |    |-- scripts.html         # Scripts Component
   |    |
   |    |-- layouts/       
   |    |    |-- base.html            # Masterpage
   |    |    |-- base-auth.html       # Masterpage for Auth Pages
   |    |
   |    |-- pages/       
   |         |-- index.html           # Dashboard Page
   |         |-- profile.html         # Profile Page
   |         |-- *.html               # All other pages
   |    
   |-- ************************************************************************

When the project requires customization, we need to copy the original file that needs an update (from the virtual environment) and place it in the template folder using the same path.

For instance, if we want to customize the index.html these are the steps:

✅ Step 1: create the templates DIRECTORY inside the home app
✅ Step 2: configure the project to use this new template directory
- core/settings.py TEMPLATES section
✅ Step 3: copy the index.html from the original location (inside your ENV) and save it to the home/templates DIR
- Source PATH: <YOUR_ENV>/LIB/admin_black_pro/pages/index.html
- Destination PATH: <PROJECT_ROOT>home/templates/pages/index.html

To speed up all these steps, the codebase is already configured (Steps 1, and 2) and a custom dashboard can be found at this location:

home/templates/pages/custom-index.html

By default, this file is unused because the theme expects index.html (without the custom- prefix).

In order to use it, simply rename it to index.html. Like this, the default version shipped in the library is ignored by Django.

In a similar way, all other files and components can be customized easily.

Deploy on Render

Create a Blueprint instance
- Go to https://dashboard.render.com/blueprints this link.
Click New Blueprint Instance button.
Connect your repo which you want to deploy.
Fill the Service Group Name and click on the Update Existing Resources button.
After that, your deployment will start automatically.

At this point, the product should be LIVE.