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Deploy Django
DEBUG must be False in production. Set ALLOWED_HOSTS, collect static files, and put the project behind a WSGI/ASGI server.
Production Settings
Never ship SECRET_KEY or DEBUG=True.
DEBUG = False
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["www.example.com"]
STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "staticfiles"Collect Static
Web servers need a single static folder.
python manage.py collectstatic📘 Real-World Deep Dive
Knowing <strong>Django Deploy (Django)</strong> well is what turns Django from a curiosity into a daily tool — you'll reach for it in nearly every real project.
Real-Life Scenario
An end-to-end usage of Django Deploy that you'd actually see in a data pipeline or analytics notebook.
Real-Life Example
# Build the package, collect static, then run under gunicorn:
python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
python manage.py migrate --noinput
DJANGO_SETTINGS=mysite.settings.prod gunicorn mysite.wsgi:application -w 4 -b 0.0.0.0:8000Expected Output
(no output)Common mistakes
- Forgetting to call
.save()on a model instance after mutation silently persists nothing. - Reading every row with
Model.objects.all()on a 1 M-row table OOMs the worker — use.iterator()for streaming. - Queries inside loops produce N+1 problems — pull related rows with
select_related/prefetch_related. - Treating Django Deploy as a black box without reading the docs — the API has subtle defaults that bite when you scale.
🚀 Performance & Best Practices
- Add database indexes (
db_index=TrueorMeta.indexes) on columns used infilter. - Use
cache_pageon read-heavy views and setCONN_MAX_AGEto keep DB connections warm. - Generate migrations with
python manage.py makemigrations --dry-run --verbosity 3and review before committing. - When working with Django, prefer vectorised / batched operations over Python loops.
🧪 Try It Yourself
- Reproduce the snippet on a representative slice of your own data.
- Profile the snippet with
cProfileortimeitand find the single biggest improvement. - Generalise the snippet into a small, reusable function you can drop into future projects.