Installation

Requirements

• Python 3.11 or higher
• Django 4.2 or higher
• A supported database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQLite

Install

pip install django-sysconfig

Add to INSTALLED_APPS

# settings.py
INSTALLED_APPS = [
    "django_sysconfig",  # ← must be first
    "django.contrib.admin",
    ...
]

Why must it be first?

Django loads admin templates from apps in INSTALLED_APPS order. django-sysconfig overrides the admin index template to add the Manage System Configuration button. If it's not listed before django.contrib.admin, the standard admin templates load first and the button won't appear.

Wire up the URLs

Add the config UI routes to your root urls.py. The config path must come before path("admin/", ...):

# urls.py
from django.urls import path, include
from django.contrib import admin

urlpatterns = [
    path("admin/config/", include("django_sysconfig.urls")),  # ← before admin/
    path("admin/", admin.site.urls),
]

Django matches URL patterns in order. Placing the config URL first ensures /admin/config/ is routed correctly rather than being caught by the admin's catch-all.

Run migrations

django-sysconfig needs one database table to store configuration values:

python manage.py migrate

Verify

Start your dev server and visit /admin/config/:

python manage.py runserver

You should see the django-sysconfig App List view — empty for now, since no apps have registered any config yet.

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