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## [django-ox, a database-backed worker for the new Tasks framework](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-ox-a-database-backed-worker-for-the-new-tasks-framework/45777)

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**Author:** [@PhiLily](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/PhiLily)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-ox-a-database-backed-worker-for-the-new-tasks-framework/45777 "2026-08-17T21:47:08Z")

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Hi all, I’ve released django-ox (open source), a worker backend for django.tasks that stores the queue in your existing database instead of a broker. The docs for the Tasks framework say production systems should rely …

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## [Thiup anonymous social network](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/thiup-anonymous-social-network/30821)

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**Author:** [@SirRiuz](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/SirRiuz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/thiup-anonymous-social-network/30821 "2026-08-17T00:07:22Z")

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Hello everyone! I would like to share with you this, my open source project that I have been working on for the last few months. Thiup is free communication software (similar to Twitter or Mastodon), with its backend…

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## [django-admin-collapse-apps — collapsible application sections for the Django admin](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-admin-collapse-apps-collapsible-application-sections-for-the-django-admin/45453)

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**Author:** [@kroxiksut](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/kroxiksut)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-admin-collapse-apps-collapsible-application-sections-for-the-django-admin/45453 "2026-08-10T09:05:38Z")

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Hi everyone! I’ve released django-admin-collapse-apps, a small open-source package that adds collapsible application sections to the standard Django admin sidebar. In projects with several installed applications, the a…

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## [idemkit: idempotency for Django views and Celery tasks](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/idemkit-idempotency-for-django-views-and-celery-tasks/45648)

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**Author:** [@violetta98](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/violetta98)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/idemkit-idempotency-for-django-views-and-celery-tasks/45648 "2026-08-02T17:35:48Z")

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Hi all, sharing a library in case it’s useful to anyone here. idemkit makes an operation safe to retry. It runs your code once per key and replays the first result to duplicates, whether that’s a client retrying a POST,…

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## [Django ORM Lens — read a project's model graph without booting Django](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-orm-lens-read-a-projects-model-graph-without-booting-django/45609)

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**Author:** [@FROWNINGdev](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/FROWNINGdev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-orm-lens-read-a-projects-model-graph-without-booting-django/45609 "2026-07-28T11:12:55Z")

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Every time I land on an unfamiliar Django codebase I hit the same wall: to see how the models actually relate, the project has to run. Settings, a database, a working venv. On a cold clone that’s an afternoon before I’…

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## [django-despacer - Removes excess whitespace (blank lines and floating text) in DTL's generated HTML](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-despacer-removes-excess-whitespace-blank-lines-and-floating-text-in-dtls-generated-html/45558)

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**Author:** [@parakin](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/parakin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-despacer-removes-excess-whitespace-blank-lines-and-floating-text-in-dtls-generated-html/45558 "2026-07-24T16:08:12Z")

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django-despacer is a new PyPI package that is a lightweight loader for the Django Template Language (DTL). It enables removing excess whitespace by using delimiters like {#- and -#} (similar to Jinja2, Golang, PHP’s Twig…

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## [django-uvtmap — see which view and template every URL in your project actually hits](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-uvtmap-see-which-view-and-template-every-url-in-your-project-actually-hits/45466)

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**Author:** [@Abhinvcodes](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/Abhinvcodes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-uvtmap-see-which-view-and-template-every-url-in-your-project-actually-hits/45466 "2026-07-13T09:23:57Z")

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If you’ve worked on a Django project past a certain size, you know the feeling: you’re staring at a URL, and you genuinely don’t know — without opening three files and reading branch logic by hand — which template will a…

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## [Cotton - a component based design system for Django](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/cotton-a-component-based-design-system-for-django/31847)

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**Author:** [@wrabit](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/wrabit)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/cotton-a-component-based-design-system-for-django/31847 "2026-07-04T21:31:56Z")

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I started a Python/Django position a year ago transitioning from PHP/Laravel and a number of frameworks there. I found Laravel’s blade components (and JS framework style frontend composition in general) very powerful and…

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## [You can now play DOOM inside the Django admin](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/you-can-now-play-doom-inside-the-django-admin/45340)

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**Author:** [@yassi](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/yassi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/you-can-now-play-doom-inside-the-django-admin/45340 "2026-06-23T15:23:49Z")

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Introducing dj-doom-panel, part of the larger Django Control Room project. Its just a fun little addition to your Django admin or your control room that lets you take a break and play DOOM. The version bundled here is t…

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## [SaaS Pegasus—the original Django boilerplate—now has an open source edition](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/saas-pegasus-the-original-django-boilerplate-now-has-an-open-source-edition/45334)

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**Author:** [@czue](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/czue)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/saas-pegasus-the-original-django-boilerplate-now-has-an-open-source-edition/45334 "2026-06-22T13:09:04Z")

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Basically the subject line. SaaS Pegasus now has a free and open source (MIT-licensed) edition. What you get out-of-the-box is the core of Pegasus: a ready-to-use Django project foundation built for the modern era. This…

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## [django-root-secret: simple, batteries-included secret management for Django](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-root-secret-simple-batteries-included-secret-management-for-django/44609)

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**Author:** [@efe](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/efe)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-root-secret-simple-batteries-included-secret-management-for-django/44609 "2026-06-15T00:16:17Z")

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Hey everyone, I built django-root-secret, a small Django package for managing secrets with a single ROOT\_ENCRYPTION\_KEY per environment. Instead of keeping many plaintext secrets in large .env files, you encrypt values …

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## [Looking for feedback: encrypted credentials workflow for Django](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/looking-for-feedback-encrypted-credentials-workflow-for-django/45296)

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**Author:** [@lexpank](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/lexpank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/looking-for-feedback-encrypted-credentials-workflow-for-django/45296 "2026-06-14T23:45:55Z")

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I’ve been working on Secure Credentials Kit, a small package for encrypted, environment-specific credentials in Django (and FastAPI) projects. The idea is to provide something more structured than plain .env/env.yml fil…

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## [FileSpace: A simple personal file storage app built with Django](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/filespace-a-simple-personal-file-storage-app-built-with-django/45285)

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**Author:** [@KafetzisThomas](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KafetzisThomas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/filespace-a-simple-personal-file-storage-app-built-with-django/45285 "2026-06-12T10:46:19Z")

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Hi everyone! I wanted to share a project I have been working on called FileSpace. It’s a simple and self hostable personal file storage app. I built it to learn how cloud file management like Google Drive works and to pr…

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## [Convert Admin fieldsets and Inlines to Tabs](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/convert-admin-fieldsets-and-inlines-to-tabs/45284)

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**Author:** [@vazark](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/vazark)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/convert-admin-fieldsets-and-inlines-to-tabs/45284 "2026-06-12T10:13:44Z")

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So I happen to have a pretty long table, and the information was rarely used (relatively speaking), so we didn’t need to decompose it. That said, finding anything was a long scroll, even if they were logically grouped. S…

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## [Pterocos - Free browser-based Python editor for prototyping Django logic and SQL queries](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/pterocos-free-browser-based-python-editor-for-prototyping-django-logic-and-sql-queries/45272)

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**Author:** [@aminkhd](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/aminkhd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/pterocos-free-browser-based-python-editor-for-prototyping-django-logic-and-sql-queries/45272 "2026-06-11T20:08:14Z")

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Hi Django community, I built Pterocos (https://pterocos.eu.org) - a free online editor that runs Python (plus Ruby, SQL, Lua, and web code) entirely in your browser. No installation, no account required. Why Django dev…

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## [DCR Core Framework](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/dcr-core-framework/45253)

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**Author:** [@yassi](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/yassi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/dcr-core-framework/45253 "2026-06-09T14:59:26Z")

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dj-control-room-base is a new core library meant to make building new admin panels as part of the Django Control Room ecosystem. It handles several of the issues common to most current panels and provides some useful qua…

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## [Combining Rails Hotwire with Django to Ship your SaaS Faster](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/combining-rails-hotwire-with-django-to-ship-your-saas-faster/34034)

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**Author:** [@michael-yin](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/michael-yin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/combining-rails-hotwire-with-django-to-ship-your-saas-faster/34034 "2026-06-09T10:58:25Z")

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My name is Michael Yin, I am a full stack developer who primarily uses Django and modern frontend technologies to build web applications. I am also a tech writer who has published courses and ebooks on Wagtail CMS and Ce…

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## [I love this feature about Django.](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/i-love-this-feature-about-django/45208)

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**Author:** [@The\_Homeless\_Coder](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/The_Homeless_Coder)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/i-love-this-feature-about-django/45208 "2026-06-05T01:36:22Z")

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Hello Django Fanatic here! Last night I started experimenting with Django’s ability to override styles. I had to share because of course I want exposure but these themes started making me giggle. So here is what the sta…

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## [django-alauth 65.18.0 released: IdP demo time](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-alauth-65-18-0-released-idp-demo-time/45194)

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**Author:** [@pennersr](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/pennersr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-alauth-65-18-0-released-idp-demo-time/45194 "2026-05-29T14:11:03Z")

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Just shipped django-allauth 65.18.0 with a bunch of IdP improvements! New to the Identity Provider functionality? Check out this step-by-step demo where we build an MCP server with OIDC auth using nothing but Django and …

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## [django-prodserver](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-prodserver/42721)

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**Author:** [@nanorepublica](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/nanorepublica)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-prodserver/42721 "2026-05-28T19:52:16Z")

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It’s taken a while, but I finally finished the initial version of Django prodserver :smiley: Details in the blog post: https://softwarecrafts.uk/100-words/day-286 My ultimate hope is to get this into core at some futur…

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## [Django + AWS Cognito SSO — reference implementation with Azure AD & Okta support](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-aws-cognito-sso-reference-implementation-with-azure-ad-okta-support/45182)

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**Author:** [@soldatov-ss](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/soldatov-ss)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-aws-cognito-sso-reference-implementation-with-azure-ad-okta-support/45182 "2026-05-25T10:32:57Z")

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I’ve published an open-source reference implementation for enterprise SSO in Django using AWS Cognito as an identity broker. Sharing it here in case it’s useful — the pattern isn’t well-covered in the Django ecosystem. W…

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## [Funding the DSF with documentation hosted on Read the Docs](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/funding-the-dsf-with-documentation-hosted-on-read-the-docs/45176)

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**Author:** [@CodenameTim](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/CodenameTim)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/funding-the-dsf-with-documentation-hosted-on-read-the-docs/45176 "2026-05-24T15:40:28Z")

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Thanks to Read the Docs and EthicalAds, the django debug toolbar has been collecting ad revenue and routing it directly to the DSF for about a year now. This is something all packages could do with an email. If you’re in…

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## [django-deploy-probes: lightweight health/readiness/startup/version endpoints for Django deployments](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-deploy-probes-lightweight-health-readiness-startup-version-endpoints-for-django-deployments/45167)

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**Author:** [@emfpdlzj](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/emfpdlzj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-deploy-probes-lightweight-health-readiness-startup-version-endpoints-for-django-deployments/45167 "2026-05-24T02:39:54Z")

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Hi everyone, I released \`django-deploy-probes\` v0.1.0, a small Django package for runtime deployment probe endpoints. It adds: - \`/healthz\` for lightweight liveness checks - \`/readyz\` for dependency readiness checks …

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## [django‑zaydany‑analytics — privacy‑first, self‑hosted analytics dashboard for Django](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-zaydany-analytics-privacy-first-self-hosted-analytics-dashboard-for-django/45165)

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**Author:** [@parsazaidane](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/parsazaidane)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-zaydany-analytics-privacy-first-self-hosted-analytics-dashboard-for-django/45165 "2026-05-24T00:22:13Z")

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Hey everyone, Last week I started building something I needed — a simple, privacy‑respecting analytics dashboard for Django projects. Today it’s live on PyPI and GitHub. It’s called django‑zaydany‑analytics. What it d…

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## [iommi\_lsp, an LSP for Django and iommi](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/iommi-lsp-an-lsp-for-django-and-iommi/45088)

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**Author:** [@boxed](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/boxed)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/iommi-lsp-an-lsp-for-django-and-iommi/45088 "2026-05-12T17:37:54Z")

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iommi\_lsp is LSP that proxies the ty LSP with Django and iommi enhancements. GitHub - boxed/iommi\_lsp · GitHub Back story: I’ve been looking into building my own IDE, and I realized that I would miss some features from…

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## [Bitcaster – Self-hosted notification system (looking for feedback)          ](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/bitcaster-self-hosted-notification-system-looking-for-feedback/45050)

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**Author:** [@MoniqueDarby](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/MoniqueDarby)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/bitcaster-self-hosted-notification-system-looking-for-feedback/45050 "2026-05-04T10:32:24Z")

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Hi everyone! I’ve been working on Bitcaster, an open-source system-to-user notification platform, and I’d love to get some feedback from the community. What it does: Bitcaster receives signals from your applications vi…

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## [Support the DSF by purchasing by PyCharm until May 1st](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/support-the-dsf-by-purchasing-by-pycharm-until-may-1st/45021)

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**Author:** [@CodenameTim](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/CodenameTim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/support-the-dsf-by-purchasing-by-pycharm-until-may-1st/45021 "2026-04-29T18:57:02Z")

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It’s posted in a few other areas, but in case folks haven’t heard… You can get 30% off a new or renewal annual PyCharm Professional license while supporting the Django Software Foundation. :wrapped\_gift: Now includes re…

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## [Feedback request: Django POS system (barcode POS, installments, multi-branch inventory) — structure/security/testing](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/feedback-request-django-pos-system-barcode-pos-installments-multi-branch-inventory-structure-security-testing/44989)

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**Author:** [@johnaljennegalos](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/johnaljennegalos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/feedback-request-django-pos-system-barcode-pos-installments-multi-branch-inventory-structure-security-testing/44989 "2026-04-25T13:41:10Z")

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Hi everyone — I’m currently a 2nd year BS Computer Science student (Partido State University) and I built a Django POS system to push beyond tutorial projects and practice real workflows end-to-end. I’d really appreciate…

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## [django-dependency-map](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-dependency-map/44941)

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**Author:** [@nanorepublica](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/nanorepublica)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-dependency-map/44941 "2026-04-20T07:45:37Z")

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The other week I spun a up new package django-dependency-map. This combines the output of a couple of other tools to visualise the dependencies between your django apps while you build. More details here: New Package: …

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## [DjangoMOO 1.0.0 — a MOO server built on Django](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/djangomoo-1-0-0-a-moo-server-built-on-django/44939)

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**Author:** [@philchristensen](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/philchristensen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/djangomoo-1-0-0-a-moo-server-built-on-django/44939 "2026-04-19T15:18:03Z")

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Just released DjangoMOO 1.0.0, a project I’ve been working on for a while. The short version: it’s a LambdaMOO-inspired text world server that uses Django as its backbone. A MOO is a persistent online world where object…

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