Add django-prodserver as a dependency

docs/1-getting-started/settings.rst

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ BREVO_API_KEY                           BREVO_API_KEY               n/a
 BREVO_API_URL                           n/a                         n/a                                            "https://api.brevo.com/v3/"
 SPARKPOST_API_KEY                       SPARKPOST_API_KEY           n/a                                            raises error
 SPARKPOST_API_URL                       n/a                         n/a                                            "https://api.sparkpost.com/api/v1"
+n/a                                     PRODUCTION_PROCESSES        n/a                                            a configured dictionary depending on your choices - check settings/production.py
 ======================================= =========================== ============================================== ======================================================================
 
 --------------------------

docs/2-local-development/developing-locally.rst

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Make sure to have the following on your host:
 
 #. If you're running synchronously, see the application being served through Django development server: ::
 
-    uv run python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
+    uv run python manage.py devserver 0.0.0.0:8000
 
    or if you're running asynchronously: ::
 

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Procfile

@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 release: python manage.py migrate
-{%- if cookiecutter.use_async == "y" %}
-web: gunicorn config.asgi:application -k uvicorn_worker.UvicornWorker
-{%- else %}
-web: gunicorn config.wsgi:application
-{%- endif %}
+web: python manage.py prodserver web
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_celery == "y" %}
-worker: REMAP_SIGTERM=SIGQUIT celery -A config.celery_app worker --loglevel=info
-beat: REMAP_SIGTERM=SIGQUIT celery -A config.celery_app beat --loglevel=info
+worker: REMAP_SIGTERM=SIGQUIT python manage.py prodserver worker
+beat: REMAP_SIGTERM=SIGQUIT python manage.py prodserver beat
 {%- endif %}

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/celery/beat/start

@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o pipefail
 set -o nounset
 
-
-exec celery -A config.celery_app beat -l INFO
+# https://django-prodserver.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
+exec ./manage.py prodserver beat

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/celery/worker/start

@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o pipefail
 set -o nounset
 
-
-exec celery -A config.celery_app worker -l INFO
+# https://django-prodserver.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
+exec ./manage.py prodserver worker

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/start

@@ -27,8 +27,5 @@ if compress_enabled; then
   python /app/manage.py compress
 fi
 {%- endif %}
-{%- if cookiecutter.use_async == 'y' %}
-exec gunicorn config.asgi --bind 0.0.0.0:5000 --chdir=/app -k uvicorn_worker.UvicornWorker
-{%- else %}
-exec gunicorn config.wsgi --bind 0.0.0.0:5000 --chdir=/app
-{%- endif %}
+# https://django-prodserver.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
+exec python /app/manage.py prodserver web

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py

@@ -446,5 +446,49 @@
 ]
 
 {%- endif %}
+
+# django-prodserver
+# https://django-prodserver.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
+INSTALLED_APPS += ["django_prodserver"]
+
+PRODUCTION_PROCESSES = {
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' %}
+    {%- if cookiecutter.use_async == 'y' %}
+        "web": {
+            "BACKEND": "django_prodserver.backends.gunicorn.GunicornServer",
+            "ARGS": {"bind": "0.0.0.0:5000", "chdir": "/app", "worker-class": "uvicorn_worker.UvicornWorker"},
+        },
+    {%- else %}
+        "web": {
+            "BACKEND": "django_prodserver.backends.gunicorn.GunicornServer",
+            "ARGS": {"bind": "0.0.0.0:5000", "chdir": "/app"},
+        },
+    {%- endif %}
+{%- else %}
+    {%- if cookiecutter.use_async == 'y' %}
+        "web": {
+            "BACKEND": "django_prodserver.backends.gunicorn.GunicornServer",
+            "ARGS": {"worker-class": "uvicorn_worker.UvicornWorker"},
+        },
+    {%- else %}
+        "web": {
+            "BACKEND": "django_prodserver.backends.gunicorn.GunicornServer",
+            "ARGS": {},
+        },
+    {%- endif %}
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_celery == 'y' %}
+    "worker": {
+        "BACKEND": "django_prodserver.backends.celery.CeleryWorker",
+        "APP": "config.celery_app",
+        "ARGS": {"loglevel": "info"},
+    },
+    "beat": {
+        "BACKEND": "django_prodserver.backends.celery.CeleryBeat",
+        "APP": "config.celery_app",
+        "ARGS": {"loglevel": "info"},
+    },
+{%- endif %}
+}
 # Your stuff...
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/gulpfile.mjs

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function asyncRunServer() {
 {%- else %}
 // Run django server
 function runServer(cb) {
-  const cmd = spawn('python', ['manage.py', 'runserver'], { stdio: 'inherit' });
+  const cmd = spawn('python', ['manage.py', 'devserver'], { stdio: 'inherit' });
   cmd.on('close', function (code) {
     console.log('runServer exited with code ' + code);
     cb(code);

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ django-environ==0.12.0  # https://github.com/joke2k/django-environ
 django-model-utils==5.0.0  # https://github.com/jazzband/django-model-utils
 django-allauth[mfa]==65.13.1  # https://github.com/pennersr/django-allauth
 django-crispy-forms==2.5  # https://github.com/django-crispy-forms/django-crispy-forms
+django-prodserver==2.3.0  # https://github.com/nanorepublica/django-prodserver
 crispy-bootstrap5==2025.6  # https://github.com/django-crispy-forms/crispy-bootstrap5
 {%- if cookiecutter.frontend_pipeline == 'Django Compressor' %}
 django-compressor==4.5.1  # https://github.com/django-compressor/django-compressor