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+# Lithium Django Project Makefile
+# Helper commands for development workflow
+
+.PHONY: build up down restart logs shell django-shell test migrate makemigrations collectstatic createsuperuser help
+
+# Default target
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help
+
+# Variables
+DOCKER_COMPOSE = docker-compose
+DOCKER_EXEC = $(DOCKER_COMPOSE) exec web
+MANAGE_PY = python manage.py
+
+# Docker commands
+build:
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) build
+
+up:
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) up
+
+up-d:
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) up -d
+
+down:
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) down
+
+restart:
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) restart
+
+logs:
+	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) logs -f
+
+# Django commands
+shell:
+	$(DOCKER_EXEC) bash
+
+django-shell:
+	$(DOCKER_EXEC) $(MANAGE_PY) shell
+
+test:
+	$(DOCKER_EXEC) $(MANAGE_PY) test
+
+migrate:
+	$(DOCKER_EXEC) $(MANAGE_PY) migrate
+
+makemigrations:
+	$(DOCKER_EXEC) $(MANAGE_PY) makemigrations
+
+collectstatic:
+	$(DOCKER_EXEC) $(MANAGE_PY) collectstatic --noinput
+
+createsuperuser:
+	$(DOCKER_EXEC) $(MANAGE_PY) createsuperuser
+
+# Help command
+help:
+	@echo "Available commands:"
+	@echo "  build          - Build Docker images"
+	@echo "  up             - Start containers in foreground"
+	@echo "  up-d           - Start containers in background"
+	@echo "  down           - Stop and remove containers"
+	@echo "  restart        - Restart containers"
+	@echo "  logs           - View container logs"
+	@echo "  shell          - Open a bash shell in the web container"
+	@echo "  django-shell   - Open Django shell in the web container"
+	@echo "  test           - Run Django tests"
+	@echo "  migrate        - Apply database migrations"
+	@echo "  makemigrations - Create new database migrations"
+	@echo "  collectstatic  - Collect static files"
+	@echo "  createsuperuser - Create a Django superuser"