The latest articles on DEV Community by Victor M. (@victor_manzaneque). https://dev.to/victor_manzaneque https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3971493%2F4606cbfa-6d8c-4fc9-9b90-f30d138cb55d.png https://dev.to/victor_manzaneque en Victor M. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:08:22 +0000 https://dev.to/victor_manzaneque/template-djangodocker-1l9n https://dev.to/victor_manzaneque/template-djangodocker-1l9n <p>Hello, community! 📦</p> <p>Today I want to share a project that I just published on GitHub. It has completely streamlined how I structure my development setups. It is an automated template to deploy Django development environments using Docker, designed under the core principle of absolute portability.</p> <p>As developers, we often switch between different workstations (e.g., moving from a desktop tower to a laptop). I wanted to eliminate the friction and repetitive nature of configuring local virtual environments (venv), installing specific Python versions, or dealing with dependency version conflicts on every single machine.</p> <p>Here is how the project works and how I tackled the configuration dynamically.</p> <h2> 🛠️ The Tech Stack </h2> <p>The template comes pre-configured with a lightweight base, ready for traditional web development or API creation:</p> <ul> <li>Python 3.11-slim</li> <li>Django 5.0.6</li> <li>Django REST Framework 3.15.1</li> <li>Docker &amp; Docker Compose</li> <li>Windows Batch Scripting (for local automation)</li> </ul> <h2> 🚀 The Workflow: True Portability </h2> <p>The project is built to act as a "master mold." To prevent container naming conflicts in Docker, the usage workflow is as follows:</p> <ol> <li>Create a brand-new folder on your computer with your app's name (e.g., mi_app_biblioteca).</li> <li>Copy the original configuration files from the template into that folder (Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml, requirements.txt, and start_project.bat).</li> <li>Double-click <strong>start_project.bat</strong>.</li> </ol> <p><a href="https://github.com/victor-manzaneque/template-django-docker" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/victor-manzaneque/template-django-docker</a></p> django docker python showdev