Django Gunicorn Nginx Production Demo Project

This project is a demo of how to set up a Django application with Gunicorn as the WSGI server and Nginx as a reverse proxy. This setup is commonly used in production environments to serve Django applications efficiently.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Project Structure
• Configuration
• Running the Application
• Accessing the Application

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/botsgalaxy/django-gunicorn-nginx-production-demo.git
   cd django-gunicorn-nginx-production-demo

2. Create a virtual environment:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Project Structure

• mysite/ : Django application code.
• myapp/ : Django application code.
• static/ : Static file directory. Get it by collecting static files
• media/ : Media file directory.
• nginx/nginx.conf : Nginx configuration file.
• docker-compose.yml : Docker Compose file for setting up services.
• requirements.txt : Python dependencies for the project.

Configuration

• Update the nginx.conf file with the correct paths for your static and media files.
• Adjust the docker-compose.yml file for any environment variables and database configuration as needed.

Running the Application

1. Build and start the application using Docker Compose:

   docker-compose up --build

2. The application will be accessible at http://localhost for Nginx .

Accessing the Application

• Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost to see your Django application in action.