Django Multi-Site Project

A Django project handling two separate domains in a single Django installation:

• ashes.pl - a fire performance group website
• dailystoic.pl - daily stoic quotes and wisdom

Project Overview

This project demonstrates a multi-domain approach using Django's flexibility to serve completely different content on different domains with a single codebase. Each site has independent views, models, templates, and URLs while sharing common infrastructure.

Site Features

Ashes.pl

• Dynamic gallery with category filtering
• Workshop and fire show information pages
• Contact form with database storage
• Custom error pages (404, 500)

DailyStoic.pl

• Daily automatic quote rotation
• Newsletter subscription system
• Automated email delivery for quotes
• Admin interface for quote management

Technical Architecture

The project uses domain recognition middleware to determine which site configuration to load. Key components:

Domain Recognition

• Custom middleware detects the current domain
• Sets appropriate URL configuration based on the domain
• Maintains separate page rendering logic for each site

Data Models

• Ashes: Categories, GalleryImages, ContactMessages
• DailyStoic: Quotes, NewsletterSubscribers

Shared Infrastructure

• Common admin panel
• Shared database
• Visit statistics tracking
• Error handling

Implementation Details

Domain Middleware

The middleware examines incoming requests and sets the correct URL configuration:

class DomainMiddleware:
    def __call__(self, request):
        host = request.get_host().split(':')[0]
        
        if 'ashes.pl' in host:
            request.current_site = 'ashes'
            request.urlconf = 'multi_site_project.urls_ashes'
        elif 'dailystoic.pl' in host:
            request.current_site = 'dailystoic'
            request.urlconf = 'multi_site_project.urls_dailystoic'
        else:
            request.current_site = 'default'

URL Configurations

Separate URL files for each domain:

• urls_ashes.py for ashes.pl
• urls_dailystoic.py for dailystoic.pl

Models & Admin

Each site has dedicated models with specialized admin interfaces:

Ashes Models:

• Category - for organizing gallery content
• GalleryImage - for storing and displaying images
• ContactMessage - for handling contact form submissions

DailyStoic Models:

• Quote - for storing daily stoic quotes
• NewsletterSubscriber - for managing newsletter subscriptions

Email Systems

The DailyStoic site includes:

• Automated newsletter delivery
• Welcome emails for new subscribers
• Unsubscribe functionality

Development Notes

• Set up local domain testing by modifying your hosts file
• Each template set is completely independent
• Media files are shared between sites but organized in site-specific folders
• Admin interface provides access to both sites' data
• Visit statistics are tracked globally across both domains

Technical Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Django 4.2+
• PostgreSQL recommended
• Email service configuration required for DailyStoic functionality