Django + PostgreSQL on Light Cloud: Migrations, Static Files and a Live Admin

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Full tutorial with screenshots: https://blog.light-cloud.com/tutorials/deploy-django-with-postgres

Deploy Django 6 with PostgreSQL on Light Cloud without a Dockerfile: settings from environment variables, migrations from your laptop, static files with WhiteNoise, and a working admin behind HTTPS.

Level: Intermediate · Time: about 25 minutes · Plan: Starter · Stack: Python, Django 6, PostgreSQL, WhiteNoise, gunicorn

Steps

• Step 1: Create the project
• Step 2: Read the settings from the environment
• Step 3: Add a model, the admin and one view
• Step 4: Create the database
• Step 5: Run the migrations from your laptop
• Step 6: Push to GitHub
• Step 7: Deploy it with its settings
• Step 8: Check the site and log in to the admin

Source code: https://github.com/light-cloud-com/tutorial-django-postgres

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