Module 6: Deployment & Best Practices

Learn Django deployment strategies, performance optimization, production settings, and best practices for web development.

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Deployment & Best Practices

Learn Django deployment strategies, performance optimization, production settings, and best practices for web development.

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Production Settings

Learn how to configure Django settings for secure and performant production environments.

Content by: Manali Trivedi

Python Django Developer

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Production Configuration

Django applications need different settings for production environments. Understanding production configuration is crucial for deploying secure and performant applications.

Production Settings Example

Code Example
# settings/production.py
import os
from .base import *

# Security settings
DEBUG = False
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['yourdomain.com', 'www.yourdomain.com']

# Database
DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
        'NAME': os.environ.get('DB_NAME'),
        'USER': os.environ.get('DB_USER'),
        'PASSWORD': os.environ.get('DB_PASSWORD'),
        'HOST': os.environ.get('DB_HOST'),
        'PORT': os.environ.get('DB_PORT', '5432'),
    }
}

# Static files
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'staticfiles')
STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.ManifestStaticFilesStorage'

# Media files
MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'media')
MEDIA_URL = '/media/'

# Logging
LOGGING = {
    'version': 1,
    'disable_existing_loggers': False,
    'handlers': {
        'file': {
            'level': 'INFO',
            'class': 'logging.FileHandler',
            'filename': '/var/log/django/app.log',
        },
    },
    'loggers': {
        'django': {
            'handlers': ['file'],
            'level': 'INFO',
            'propagate': True,
        },
    },
}

# Cache
CACHES = {
    'default': {
        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.redis.RedisCache',
        'LOCATION': 'redis://127.0.0.1:6379/1',
    }
}

# Email
EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
EMAIL_HOST = os.environ.get('EMAIL_HOST')
EMAIL_PORT = os.environ.get('EMAIL_PORT', 587)
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
EMAIL_HOST_USER = os.environ.get('EMAIL_HOST_USER')
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = os.environ.get('EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD')

# Security
SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = True
SECURE_HSTS_SECONDS = 31536000
SECURE_HSTS_INCLUDE_SUBDOMAINS = True
SECURE_HSTS_PRELOAD = True
SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True
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Additional Resources

📚 Recommended Reading

  • Django Deployment Checklist
  • Django Performance Optimization Guide
  • Django Monitoring Best Practices

🌐 Online Resources

  • Heroku Django Deployment Tutorial
  • DigitalOcean Django Guide
  • AWS Elastic Beanstalk Documentation

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