Django-CFG

The Modern Django Framework for Enterprise Applications

Type-safe configuration • Real-time WebSockets • gRPC Streaming • OpenAPI client generation • AI-Native Docs • 8 Production Apps

Get Started • Live Demo • Documentation • MCP Server

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What is Django-CFG?

Django-CFG is a next-generation Django framework that replaces settings.py with type-safe Pydantic v2 models. Catch configuration errors at startup, get full IDE autocomplete, and ship production-ready features in 30 seconds instead of weeks.

Why Django-CFG?

• ✅ Type-safe config - Pydantic v2 validation catches errors before deployment
• ✅ 90% less code - Replace 200+ line settings.py with 30 lines
• ✅ Typed API clients - Generate TypeScript / Python / Go clients from your DRF OpenAPI schema
• ✅ First-party analytics - Typed product events, goals, and ordered funnels without a third-party tracker
• ✅ Real-time WebSockets - Centrifugo integration included
• ✅ gRPC streaming - Bidirectional streaming with WebSocket bridge
• ✅ AI-native docs - First Django framework with MCP server for AI assistants
• ✅ Stripe payments - Checkout, webhooks, refunds out of the box (django-cfg[payments])
• ✅ 8 enterprise apps - Save 18+ months of development

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Quick Start

One-Line Install

# macOS / Linux
curl -L https://djangocfg.com/install.sh | sh

# Windows (PowerShell)
powershell -c "iwr https://djangocfg.com/install.ps1 | iex"

Manual Install

pip install 'django-cfg[full]'
django-cfg create-project my_app
cd my_app/projects/django
poetry run python manage.py runserver

What you get instantly:

• 🎨 Django Admin (Unfold) → http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/
• 📡 Real-time WebSockets → Live updates
• 🔌 Auto-generated API clients → TypeScript / Python / Go
• 🐳 Docker Ready → Production configs
• 🖥️ Electron App → Desktop template

→ Full Installation Guide

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Configuration Example

Before: settings.py

# 200+ lines of untyped configuration
DEBUG = os.getenv('DEBUG', 'False') == 'True'  # ❌ Bug waiting to happen
DATABASE_PORT = os.getenv('DB_PORT', '5432')   # ❌ Still a string!

After: Django-CFG

from django_cfg import DjangoConfig, DatabaseConfig

class MyConfig(DjangoConfig):
    project_name: str = "My App"
    debug: bool = False  # ✅ Type-safe

    databases: dict[str, DatabaseConfig] = {
        "default": DatabaseConfig(
            name="${DB_NAME}",  # ✅ Validated at startup
            port=5432,          # ✅ Correct type
        )
    }

Full IDE autocomplete • Startup validation • Zero runtime errors

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Features

🔒 Type-Safe Configuration

Pydantic v2 models replace error-prone settings.py - catch bugs before deployment.

🔌 Typed API Client Generation

Generate fully-typed TypeScript, Python, and Go clients straight from your DRF OpenAPI schema — no hand-written API code, no drift between backend and frontend.

python manage.py gen          # generate clients from the live OpenAPI schema
python manage.py gen --ts     # TypeScript only

📡 Real-Time WebSockets

Production-ready Centrifugo integration - live updates, notifications, presence tracking.

🌐 gRPC Microservices

Bidirectional streaming with automatic WebSocket bridge - perfect for real-time architectures.

💳 Payments Engine

Stripe-first payments app, production-lifted from a live SaaS: one-time checkout with idempotency, signature-verified webhooks with replay, refunds, reconciliation, and an in-memory fake provider for tests. Host couplings are config seams (owner model, fulfillment hook) — plug in your own billing objects.

from django_cfg import DjangoConfig, PaymentsConfig

class MyConfig(DjangoConfig):
    payments = PaymentsConfig(
        fulfillment_hook="apps.orders.hooks.activate_order",
    )

pip install 'django-cfg[payments]'   # adds the Stripe SDK

🤖 AI-Native Documentation

First Django framework with MCP server - AI assistants can access docs instantly.

📦 8 Enterprise Apps

User auth • Support tickets • Newsletter • CRM • AI agents • Knowledge base • Payments • Multi-site

Time saved: 18+ months of development

→ See All Features

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What's Included

Backend:

• Django 5.2+ with type-safe config
• PostgreSQL, Redis, Centrifugo
• gRPC server with streaming
• 8 production-ready apps
• Stripe payments engine (checkout, webhooks, refunds)
• AI agent framework
• REST API with auto TypeScript generation

Admin:

• Django Unfold for CRUD
• JWT authentication
• Dark theme by default
• Constance-backed dynamic settings

DevOps:

• Docker Compose setup
• Traefik reverse proxy
• Production-ready configs
• Cloudflare integration

AI Features:

• MCP server for AI assistants
• Pydantic AI integration
• Vector DB (ChromaDB)
• RAG support

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Documentation

• Getting Started - Quick setup guide
• Configuration - Type-safe config
• API Generation - Typed TS/Python/Go clients
• Real-Time - WebSockets setup
• gRPC - Microservices
• AI Agents - Automation
• Built-in Apps - 8 enterprise apps

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Community

• 🌐 djangocfg.com - Official website
• 🎯 Live Demo - See it in action
• 🐙 GitHub - Source code
• 💬 Discussions - Get help
• 📦 PyPI - Package repository

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License

MIT License - Free for commercial use

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Django-CFG - Modern Django framework with type-safe configuration, AI-native docs, typed API client generation, gRPC streaming, real-time WebSockets, and 8 production-ready apps.

Made with ❤️ for the Django community

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