Based on this tutorial.
Uses the default Django development server.
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Rename .env.dev-sample to .env.dev.
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Update the environment variables in the docker-compose.yml and .env.dev files.
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Build the images and run the containers:
$ docker-compose up -d --build
Test it out at http://localhost:8000. The "app" folder is mounted into the container and your code changes apply automatically.
Uses gunicorn + nginx.
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Rename .env.prod-sample to .env.prod and .env.prod.db-sample to .env.prod.db. Update the environment variables.
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Build the images and run the containers:
$ docker-compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d --build
Test it out at http://localhost:1337. No mounted folders. To apply changes, the image must be re-built.