feat: update README with additional Renovate Dog instructions and new…

README.md

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    cookiecutter https://github.com/singularit-de/cc-python.git --directory django --checkout v1.1.0
    ```
 
+For Django projects, see the [Django README](django/README.md) for details on the template and the questions you’ll be asked during project creation.
 ## Why we are using templates
 
 Cookiecutter templates ensure consistency, standardization, and best practices across all Python projects at singularIT. They:

django/README.md

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+# Cookiecutter Django
+
+## Features
+
+- Django 6
+- Python 3.14, 3.13, 3.12
+- PostgreSQL 18, 17, 16
+- Package and Project management with uv
+- Pre-commit hooks for code quality and formatting
+    - ruff
+- Optional DRF (Django Rest Framework) setup
+- GitLab CI/CD
+    - pre-commit checks
+    - django tests
+    - deployment checks
+    - automated deployment to our staging environment
+- Dependency Tracking
+- Custom `User` model
+- ``common`` directory with utility functions and classes
+
+## `cookiecutter.json` questions
+
+1. `project_name` - Human-readable project name
+    - Used in the README and API documentation.
+
+2. `project_slug` - Project identifier / Python package name (slugified)
+    - Used throughout the codebase, e.g. in `import` statements, as the Django project/module name, and in the GitLab
+      CI/CD configuration.
+    - Use a valid Python module name (typically lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores; must not start with a
+      number).
+
+3. `customer` - Customer/client name (optional)
+    - Used in the README.
+
+4. `python_version` - Python version for the project
+    - Prefer the latest stable Python version that is supported by Django and your dependencies.
+
+5. `postgresql_version` - PostgreSQL version for the project
+    - Prefer the latest stable PostgreSQL version.
+
+6. `username_type` - Identifier used to log in (for the Django user model)
+    - Commonly set to `email` for customer projects. (This affects the custom user model and should be chosen early.)
+
+7. `use_drf` - Include Django REST Framework (DRF)
+    - If set to `yes`, DRF, drf-spectacular, django-filter, and django-cors-headers will be installed and preconfigured.
+
+## ``common`` directory
+
+The ``common`` directory contains basic utility functions for models, Django management commands, tests. If DRF is
+enabled, it also contains filters, a BinaryRenderer and a MultipleSerializersMixin for ViewSets.

django/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/README.md

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    git push --set-upstream origin main
    ```
 
+7. Add our [Renovate Dog](https://singular-code.de/renovate.dog) to the GitLab repository and follow the instructions in the [BetterWiki article](https://singularit.singular-pages.de/better-wiki/wiki/tools/renovate-bot/#wie-kann-ich-den-renovate-bot-benutzen).
+
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