Litigant Portal

Access to justice portal for self-represented litigants. Built by Free Law Project.

Quick Start

Local Development (without Docker)

# Install dependencies
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Start dev server (Django + Tailwind watch)
./dev.sh

Requires: Python 3.13+, Tailwind CLI (brew install tailwindcss)

Docker Development

cp .env.example .env
make docker-dev

Visit: http://localhost:8000

Docker Production

# Create secrets (see secrets/README.md)
mkdir -p secrets
python -c "from django.core.management.utils import get_random_secret_key; print(get_random_secret_key())" > secrets/django_secret_key.txt
echo "your-db-password" > secrets/db_password.txt

make docker-prod

Documentation

Doc	Description
Architecture	Tech stack, patterns, Docker
Components	UI component library
Security	CSP, secrets, production headers

Tech Stack

• Backend: Django 5.2 LTS
• Components: Django Cotton (server-rendered)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS (standalone CLI)
• Reactivity: Alpine.js (CSP build)
• Database: PostgreSQL (Docker) / SQLite (local dev)

License

AGPL-3.0. See LICENSE.