Django

This is a simple example of how to run Django on Defang. It is a simple Todo app that uses SQLite as the database.

NOTE

This sample is a simple Django app that uses SQLite as the database, which will be reset every time you deploy. It is not production-ready. For production use cases, you should check out the Django + Postgres sample.

The app includes a management command which is run on startup to create a superuser with the username admin and password admin. This means you can login to the admin interface at /admin/ and see the Django admin interface without any additional steps. The example_app is already registered and the Todo model is already set up to be managed in the admin interface.

The Dockerfile and compose files are already set up for you and are ready to be deployed. Serving is done using Gunicorn and uses WhiteNoise for static files. The CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS setting is configured to allow the app to run on a defang.dev subdomain.

Essential Setup Files

1. A Dockerfile to describe the basic image of your applications.
2. A docker-compose file to define and run multi-container Docker applications.
3. A .dockerignore file to comply with the size limit (10MB).

Prerequisite

1. Download Defang CLI
2. If you are using Defang BYOC, make sure you have properly authenticated your AWS account Plus, make sure that you have properly set your environment variables like AWS_PROFILE, AWS_REGION, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY.

A Step-by-Step Guide

1. (optional) If you are using Defang BYOC, make sure to update the CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS setting in the settings.py file to include an appropriate domain.
2. Open the terminal and type defang login
3. Type defang compose up in the CLI
4. Now your application will be launched

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Title: Django

Short Description: A simple Django app that uses SQLite as the database

Tags: Django, SQLite, Python

Languages: python