Django Tutorial 6 - User Authentication Part 1 - Hacked Existence May 2026

: Determines what an authenticated user is allowed to do.

This guide covers the core concepts of setting up user authentication based on the Hacked Existence tutorial series. 🚀 Core Authentication Concepts

: The core of the authentication system containing fields like username, password, and email. : Determines what an authenticated user is allowed to do

Add LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = 'home' to redirect users to the homepage.

from django.contrib.auth import views as auth_views from django.urls import path urlpatterns = [ path('login/', auth_views.LoginView.as_view(), name='login'), ] Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard 2. Create the Login Template Add LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = 'home' to redirect users to

You can restrict access to certain views so that only logged-in users can see them. Use the @login_required decorator for function-based views. Use the LoginRequiredMixin for class-based views.

INSTALLED_APPS = [ 'django.contrib.auth', 'django.contrib.contenttypes', # ... other apps ] Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard 📝 Step 2: Set Up the Login View Create the Login Template You can restrict access

To allow users to log in, you need to map a URL to Django's built-in login view and create a template for the login form. 1. Update your URLconf Add the path to the login view in your urls.py file: