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title: Core
description: Core architecture, patterns, and system internals of Django-CFG framework.
sidebar_label: Core
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  - django-cfg core
  - django-cfg architecture
  - django-cfg patterns
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# Core

Django-CFG core covers the foundational architecture, design patterns, and system internals that power the framework.

## Architecture & Patterns

### [Architecture](./architecture)
High-level architecture overview and design principles

### [Type Safety](./type-safety)
Pydantic v2 type-safe configuration system

### [Builder Pattern](./builder-pattern)
Composable configuration building with the Builder pattern

### [Generator Pattern](./generator-pattern)
Code generation and auto-configuration via the Generator pattern

## System Internals

### [Django Integration](./django-integration)
How Django-CFG integrates with Django's settings system

### [Registry](./registry)
Component registry and discovery

### [Routing](./routing)
URL routing and configuration

### [Middleware](./middleware)
Custom middleware configuration

### [CORS](./cors)
Cross-Origin Resource Sharing configuration

### [Rate Limiting](./rate-limiting)
Request rate limiting and throttling

### [Startup](./startup)
System startup logging and configuration display

### [Utilities](./utilities)
Helper utilities and tools
