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Django Pixel UI Kit - Open-Source Django Starter | AppSeed

Pixel Lite Django

Open-Source seed project generated by AppSeed in Django Framework on top of Pixel Lite design. Pixel is a free and open-source Bootstrap 5 based UI Kit featuring over 80 fully coded UI elements and example pages that will help you prototype and build a website for your next project.


Built with Pixel Lite Generator

  • Timestamp: 2022-05-31 08:05
  • Build ID: 36776f20-0a35-4449-8714-a649a342a8d3
  • Free Support (registered users) via Email and Discord

Features

  • Up-to-date dependencies
  • Database: sqlite
  • UI-Ready app, Django Native ORM
  • Session-Based authentication, Forms validation

Pixel Bootstrap Lite - Full-Stack Starter generated by AppSeed.


✨ Start the app in Docker

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

$ # Get the code
$ git clone https://github.com/app-generator/django-pixel.git
$ cd django-pixel

Step 2 - Edit .env and remove or comment all DB_* settings (DB_ENGINE=...). This will activate the SQLite persistance.

DEBUG=True

# Deployment SERVER address
SERVER=.appseed.us

# For MySql Persistence
# DB_ENGINE=mysql            <-- REMOVE or comment for Docker
# DB_NAME=appseed_db         <-- REMOVE or comment for Docker  
# DB_HOST=localhost          <-- REMOVE or comment for Docker 
# DB_PORT=3306               <-- REMOVE or comment for Docker
# DB_USERNAME=appseed_db_usr <-- REMOVE or comment for Docker
# DB_PASS=<STRONG_PASS>      <-- REMOVE or comment for Docker


Step 3 - Start the APP in Docker

$ docker-compose up --build 

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


✨ How to use it

Download the code

$ # Get the code
$ git clone https://github.com/app-generator/django-pixel.git
$ cd django-pixel

👉 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

Start the app

$ python manage.py runserver

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 runserver

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


✨ Create Users

By default, the app redirects guest users to authenticate. In order to access the private pages, follow this set up:

  • Start the app via flask run
  • Access the registration page and create a new user:
    • http://127.0.0.1:8000/register/
  • Access the sign in page and authenticate
    • http://127.0.0.1:8000/login/

✨ Code-base structure

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

< PROJECT ROOT >
   |
   |-- core/                               # Implements app configuration
   |    |-- settings.py                    # Defines Global Settings
   |    |-- wsgi.py                        # Start the app in production
   |    |-- urls.py                        # Define URLs served by all apps/nodes
   |
   |-- apps/
   |    |
   |    |-- home/                          # A simple app that serve HTML files
   |    |    |-- views.py                  # Serve HTML pages for authenticated users
   |    |    |-- urls.py                   # Define some super simple routes  
   |    |
   |    |-- authentication/                # Handles auth routes (login and register)
   |    |    |-- urls.py                   # Define authentication routes  
   |    |    |-- views.py                  # Handles login and registration  
   |    |    |-- forms.py                  # Define auth forms (login and register) 
   |    |
   |    |-- static/
   |    |    |-- <css, JS, images>         # CSS files, Javascripts files
   |    |
   |    |-- templates/                     # Templates used to render pages
   |         |-- includes/                 # HTML chunks and components
   |         |    |-- navigation.html      # Top menu component
   |         |    |-- sidebar.html         # Sidebar component
   |         |    |-- footer.html          # App Footer
   |         |    |-- scripts.html         # Scripts common to all pages
   |         |
   |         |-- layouts/                   # Master pages
   |         |    |-- base-fullscreen.html  # Used by Authentication pages
   |         |    |-- base.html             # Used by common pages
   |         |
   |         |-- accounts/                  # Authentication pages
   |         |    |-- login.html            # Login page
   |         |    |-- register.html         # Register page
   |         |
   |         |-- home/                      # UI Kit Pages
   |              |-- index.html            # Index page
   |              |-- 404-page.html         # 404 page
   |              |-- *.html                # All other pages
   |
   |-- requirements.txt                     # Development modules - SQLite storage
   |
   |-- .env                                 # Inject Configuration via Environment
   |-- manage.py                            # Start the app - Django default start script
   |
   |-- ************************************************************************

PRO Version

For more components, pages and priority on support, feel free to take a look at this amazing starter:

Pixel PRO is a premium design crafted by the Themesberg agency on top of Bootstrap 5 Framework. Pixel is a premium Bootstrap 5 UI Kit that provides 1000+ components, 50+ sections and 35 example pages including a fully fledged user dashboard.


Pixel Bootstrap PRO - Full-Stack Starter generated by AppSeed.



Pixel Lite Django - Open-source starter generated by AppSeed Generator.