[ANNOUNCE] Introducing Django Orbit - Non-Intrusive Observability for Django

[Hernan Gustavo]

Hello Django Users community,

I'm excited to share a new open-source project designed to make debugging and monitoring Django applications easier: Django Orbit.

Django Orbit is a modern "Satellite Observability" tool that watches your application from a distance without interfering with it. Its core philosophy is to provide deep insights without the hassle of the Django Debug Toolbar's DOM injection. This means:

•  No template pollution or CSS conflicts
•  Works seamlessly with any frontend (React, Vue, HTMX, etc.)
•  Clean separation, living at its own isolated URL (/orbit/)

Key Features Include:

• SQL Recording: Detailed log of queries with built-in N+1 detection and slow query alerts.
• Request Tracking: Captures full HTTP requests, headers, and responses.
• Exception Tracking: Full traceback capture for all errors.
• Dashboard: A beautiful, space-themed UI with HTMX-powered live updates and event correlation.

You can explore the documentation and see more about the project here: https://labs.wearehik.com/django-orbit/

I would be grateful for any feedback on the tool's architecture, usability, and features. We're building this for the community, and your input is invaluable for the roadmap.

If you find Django Orbit useful for your projects, please consider giving us a star on GitHub to help increase visibility and support future development.

You can also follow me for updates on X: x.com/capitanbuild.com

Thank you for your time and potential contributions!

Best regards,

Hernan Chamorro

[Steven Mapes]

I'll have a play with it on a local project for a couple of days and will send through any feedback. My initial impressions are that it looks good visually, I can see that you're added support for REDIS stats and was wondering if you have plans for supporting other cache backend including file, memcached, valkey etc as the current setup doesn't seem to pick up those cache calls

[Hernan Gustavo]

Hi Steven, thanks for the feedback! Glad you like the visuals.

You're actually ahead of me! I've been working on expanding cache support to include Memcached, File, and Valkey. The holidays slowed me down a bit (as they do! haha), but I'm back at it now.

Besides the cache updates, I’m also finishing up Database Transaction tracking and Storage activity monitoring (S3/Local) to give Orbit a more complete 'satellite view' of the app. I’m planning to release these updates by next week, so stay tuned.

I'd love to hear how it performs on your local project once the new version is out!