Django Setup and Deployment

Prerequisites

This guide assumes the following:

• Python 3.6
• Django 2.0
• git
• Production/deployment to a new Ubuntu 17.10 server.
• Development machine: Linux, Windows or Mac.

Preparing Your Django Project:

• Project structure + using pipenv
• Setting up postgres on develoment machines
• Configuring Django to use postgres
• Making a modular settings.py for your project
• Preparing your project for deployment

Interacting with the server

• Interacting with the server with SSH
• Creating a sysop user
• Using fabric for Automating Remote Tasks
• Update Server and Install Services
• Create a postgres sysop user

Setting up a Django Project

• Clone project and create a virtualenv
• Create a production local_settings file
• Create a database and tables
• Setup uwsgi and nginx
• Automating upgrades

Tips

• Moving data between servers