Can flutter and Django work together?
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Can flutter and Django work together?
Yes, you can. Django would power the backend for your app (storing and retrieving data) via Django REST Framework (DRF for short). Flutter would create the actual app and communicate with the Django backend to fetch and store data. We have built a few apps like this and it works quite well.
How does Django integrate with flutter?
Let us Start
- Create the project by: django-admin startproject HOME.
- Install DRF by. pip install djangorestframework.
- Now that we are all set up and we have the default User model ready for us, we need to start creating our API. Create a file named serializers.py in HOME/api/ and the following code to it:
Should I use Django for frontend?
Neither. Django is a framework, not a language. Python is the language in which Django is written. Django is a collection of Python libs allowing you to quickly and efficiently create a quality Web application, and is suitable for both frontend and backend.
Can I use flutter for backend?
You can use API of any Language like ( Node. js, Python, Java, PHP) as a backend and use flutter just to fetch the data. It is most effective approach for large applications!
Which backend is best for flutter?
Here are some great backend options for the Flutter app.
- Back4app. It is a service based on an open-source framework along with many other development tools.
- Firebase. Firebase is one of the popular BaaS platforms from Google.
- Parse.
- AWS Amplify.
- Backendless.
Which DB is best for Flutter?
What is the best Flutter Dart database?
| Data persistence | Description | Location of data |
|---|---|---|
| Firebase Realtime Database | Mobile Backend as a Service (MBaaS) | Google Cloud |
| hive | Light key-value DB for Flutter | local |
| ObjectBox | High-performance Flutter DB | local, self-hosted server / cloud |
| sqflite | SQLite plugin for Flutter | local |