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# The project template
By default, running the `wagtail start` command (e.g. `wagtail start mysite`) will create a new Django project with the following structure:
```text
mysite/
home/
migrations/
__init__.py
0001_initial.py
0002_create_homepage.py
templates/
home/
home_page.html
__init__.py
models.py
search/
templates/
search/
search.html
__init__.py
views.py
mysite/
settings/
__init__.py
base.py
dev.py
production.py
static/
css/
mysite.css
js/
mysite.js
templates/
404.html
500.html
base.html
__init__.py
urls.py
wsgi.py
Dockerfile
manage.py
requirements.txt
```
To use a custom template instead, you can specify the `--template` option when running the `wagtail start` command. This option accepts a directory, file path, or URL of a custom project template (similar to {option}`django-admin startproject --template <django:startproject --template>`).
For example, with a custom template hosted as a GitHub repository, you can use a URL like the following:
```shell
wagtail start myproject --template=https://github.com/githubuser/wagtail-awesome-template/archive/main.zip
```
The following is a reference for the default project template.
## The "home" app
Location: `/mysite/home/`
This app is here to help get you started quicker by providing a `HomePage` model with migrations to create one when you first set up your app.
## Default templates and static files
Location: `/mysite/mysite/templates/` and `/mysite/mysite/static/`
The templates directory contains `base.html`, `404.html` and `500.html`. These files are very commonly needed on Wagtail sites, so they have been added into the template.
The static directory contains an empty JavaScript and CSS file.
## Django settings
Location: `/mysite/mysite/settings/`
The Django settings files are split up into `base.py`, `dev.py`, `production.py` and `local.py`.
- `base.py`
This file is for global settings that will be used in both development and production. Aim to keep most of your configuration in this file.
- `dev.py`
This file is for settings that will only be used by developers. For example: `DEBUG = True`
- `production.py`
This file is for settings that will only run on a production server. For example: `DEBUG = False`
- `local.py`
This file is used for settings local to a particular machine. This file should never be tracked by a version control system.
```{note}
On production servers, we recommend that you only store secrets in ``local.py`` (such as API keys and passwords). This can save you headaches in the future if you are ever trying to debug why a server is behaving badly. If you are using multiple servers which need different settings then we recommend that you create a different ``production.py`` file for each one.
```
## Dockerfile
Location: `/mysite/Dockerfile`
Contains configuration for building and deploying the site as a [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/) container. To build and use the Docker image for your project, run:
```sh
docker build -t mysite .
docker run -p 8000:8000 mysite
```