Production Setup — DjangoPlay Web

#1. Overview

This document describes how to deploy DjangoPlay Web in a production environment.

The production deployment uses a standard Python web application deployment architecture with:

• Nginx (reverse proxy)
• Gunicorn (application server)
• Django (application)
• PostgreSQL (database)
• Redis (cache and message broker)
• Celery (background workers)
• systemd (service manager)

#2. Production Architecture

High-level production architecture:

Client
↓
Reverse Proxy (Nginx)
↓
Application Server (Gunicorn)
↓
Django Application
↓
PostgreSQL Database
Redis (Cache / Broker)
↓
Celery Workers

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#3. Server Requirements

Minimum recommended server:

#4. Required Software

Install required software on the server:

• Python
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• Nginx
• Virtualenv
• Git
• Build tools

#5. Application Deployment Steps

#Step 1 — Clone Repository

git clone <repository-url>
cd project
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#Step 2 — Create Virtual Environment

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

#Step 3 — Install Dependencies

pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -e ".[prod]"

#6. Environment Configuration

Production configuration should be stored in environment variables or a protected environment file.

Example environment variables:

DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=project.settings.prod
DJANGO_SECRET_KEY=<secret>
DATABASE_URL=<database_url>
REDIS_HOST=<redis_host>
REDIS_PORT=<redis_port>
REDIS_PASSWORD=<redis_password>
EMAIL_HOST_USER=<email_user>
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD=<email_password>

Environment variables should be loaded using a process manager such as systemd.

#7. Database Setup

Create database and run migrations:

python manage.py migrate

Create superuser:

python manage.py create_superuser

#8. Static Files

Collect static files:

python manage.py collectstatic --no-input

Static files should be served by Nginx.

#9. Starting Services

Services to start:

Services should be configured using systemd.

#10. Verification Checklist

After deployment verify:

#11. Updating Deployment

To deploy new changes:

git pull
pip install -e ".[prod]"
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py collectstatic --no-input
restart services