{"categories":[{"label":"Monitoring","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-monitoring/4"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"django-watchman exposes a status endpoint that reports the health of your application's backing services\u2014databases, caches, storage\u2014as JSON, enabling external monitoring and introspection.","skillfed_tags":["health-check","django-app","monitoring"],"use_cases":["Expose a health-check endpoint for load balancers or orchestration systems to verify application readiness before routing traffic.","Monitor database and cache connectivity from external monitoring tools without adding custom instrumentation.","Provide infrastructure visibility to operations teams via a secure URL that reports real-time service status.","Integrate with uptime monitoring services that need a simple JSON endpoint to confirm all backing services are operational.","Diagnose infrastructure issues quickly by checking which specific services (database, cache, storage) are failing."],"what_it_does":"django-watchman is a Django app that adds a simple HTTP endpoint to your application that returns the health status of your backing infrastructure\u2014databases, caches, and storage\u2014as JSON. It's designed for external monitoring systems and infrastructure introspection, allowing you to check whether your application's dependencies are up and responding without needing to instrument your application code directly.\n\nYou install it as a Django app, add it to your URL configuration, and immediately get a `/watchman/` endpoint that reports the status of each configured service. The package has been in production use since 2014, supports modern Python (3.10\u20133.14) and Django versions (4.2, 5.1, 5.2), and carries no external dependencies beyond Django itself.","worth_installing":"Yes. django-watchman is a lightweight, production-tested package that solves a real operational need with minimal friction. It has no external dependencies beyond Django, carries a permissive license, is actively maintained, and supports current Python and Django versions. Install it if you need external monitoring of your application's backing services."},"id":"django-watchman","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/django-watchman","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/django-watchman.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/django-watchman/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-03-08","license_spdx":"BSD-3-Clause","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"django-watchman","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"django-watchman exposes a status endpoint for your backing services"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":202665,"position":9643,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.5.0"}