{"categories":[{"label":"Dynamic Content","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet-www-http-dynamic-content"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Collectfasta speeds up Django's collectstatic command by using cached checksums to avoid re-uploading unchanged files and enabling parallel uploads to cloud storage backends.","skillfed_tags":["django-deployment","static-files","cloud-storage"],"use_cases":["Reduce deployment time for Django projects with large static file collections (jQuery UI, Bootstrap, etc.) by skipping unchanged files.","Enable parallel uploads to S3 or Google Cloud Storage to maximize network throughput during collectstatic runs.","Optimize manifest-based static file storage on S3 using two-pass hashing to avoid single-pass bottlenecks.","Cache static file checksums across deployments to avoid redundant storage backend lookups.","Speed up CI/CD pipelines that run collectstatic as part of build or deployment steps."],"what_it_does":"Collectfasta is a drop-in replacement for Django's built-in collectstatic command that accelerates the process of uploading static files to cloud storage. It works by caching file checksums to detect which files have actually changed, avoiding unnecessary re-uploads, and by supporting parallel uploads via Python's concurrent.futures module. The package is a maintained fork of the archived collectfast project and integrates with django-storages to support multiple backends: S3 (Boto3), Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, and local filesystem.\n\nThe package includes strategy-specific optimizations\u2014notably a two-pass upload mode for S3 Manifest storage that hashes and post-processes files in memory or on the local filesystem before copying the results, which can significantly reduce upload time for large static file collections. Configuration is straightforward: add collectfasta to INSTALLED_APPS before django.contrib.staticfiles, specify a storage backend, and optionally enable parallel uploads by setting COLLECTFASTA_THREADS and configuring a dedicated cache backend.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you deploy Django projects with large static file collections to cloud storage and want to reduce collectstatic runtime. The low install friction, permissive license, and active (though aging) maintenance make it a practical choice. However, verify that the 232-day gap since the last release does not introduce compatibility issues with your specific Django and Python versions, and confirm that the performance gains justify the additional dependency in your deployment workflow."},"id":"collectfasta","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/collectfasta","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/collectfasta.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/collectfasta/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-12-25","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"Collectfasta","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"A Faster Collectstatic"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":1030754,"position":4471,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"3.3.3"}