Configuration ------------- Add the middleware to your Django settings: .. code-block:: python # settings.py INSTALLED_APPS = [ ... 'dj_access_logger' ... ] MIDDLEWARE = [ ... 'dj_access_logger.middleware.AccessLoggerMiddleware', ... ] # Logging configuration DJ_ACCESS_LOGGER = { 'method': 'file', # 'file' or 'sql' or 'nosql' 'separated_logging_db': True, 'obfuscate_secrets': True, 'logging_db_parameters': { 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql', # Use 'djongo' for MongoDB 'NAME': 'logging_db', 'USER': 'logging_user', 'PASSWORD': 'logging_password', 'HOST': 'localhost', 'PORT': '3306', 'NOSQL_HOST': 'mongodb://localhost:27017', # NoSQL specific parameter } } # If using a separate logging database, add this to your DATABASE_ROUTERS DATABASE_ROUTERS = [ ..., 'dj_access_logger.db_router.LoggingDBRouter', ... ] Setup -------- After changing your settings.py you need to run the following commands to create the necessary tables in the logging database: .. code-block:: bash python manage.py setup_dj_access_logger