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How-To Guides

Task-oriented guides for accomplishing specific goals with Fast Django.

Available Guides

Guide Description
Add a New Domain Complete checklist for adding a new business domain (models, services, controllers)
Custom Exception Handling Map domain exceptions to HTTP status codes in controllers
Override IoC in Tests Mock services and dependencies in integration tests
Add a Celery Task Quick reference for creating background tasks
Secure Endpoints Add authentication and rate limiting to API endpoints
Configure Observability Set up Logfire or other OpenTelemetry backends

When to Use These Guides

These guides assume you understand the basic concepts of the template. If you are new to the project, start with the Getting Started section and Tutorial first.

Each guide focuses on a single task and provides step-by-step instructions with code examples you can adapt to your needs.