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AbstractUser vs AbstractBaseUser

Custom User Model Extending AbstractUser

It is a new User model that inherit from AbstractUser . It requires a special care and to update some references through the settings.py . Ideally it should be done in the begining of the project, since it will dramatically impact the database schema.

Custom User Model

Creating our initial custom user model requires four steps:

Superuser

It’s helpful to create a superuser that we can use to log in to the admin and test out log in/log out.

DjangoX

Installation

DjangoX can be installed via Pip, Pipenv, or Docker depending upon your setup.

Pip

$ python3 -m venv djangox
$ source djangox/bin/activate
(djangox) $ pip install -r requirements.txt
(djangox) $ python manage.py migrate
(djangox) $ python manage.py createsuperuser
(djangox) $ python manage.py runserver
# Load the site at http://127.0.0.1:8000

Pipenv

$ pipenv install
$ pipenv shell
(djangox) $ python manage.py migrate
(djangox) $ python manage.py createsuperuser
(djangox) $ python manage.py runserver
# Load the site at http://127.0.0.1:8000

Docker

$ docker build .
$ docker-compose up -d
$ docker-compose exec web python manage.py migrate
$ docker-compose exec web python manage.py createsuperuser
# Load the site at http://127.0.0.1:8000

For Docker, the INTERNAL_IPS configuration in config/settings.py must be updated to the following:

# config/settings.py
# django-debug-toolbar
import socket
hostname, _, ips = socket.gethostbyname_ex(socket.gethostname())
INTERNAL_IPS = [ip[:-1] + "1" for ip in ips]

Setup

# Run Migrations
(djangox) $ python manage.py migrate

# Create a Superuser
(djangox) $ python manage.py createsuperuser

# Confirm everything is working:
(djangox) $ python manage.py runserver

# Load the site at http://127.0.0.1:8000