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Python Django on ZEIT Now

Demo

This directory is a brief example and starter app for Django, ready to deploy on ZEIT Now.

To get started with this project yourself, use the following command from Now CLI:

$ now init python-django

Alternatively, create a project, and Git repository, with this example template using the ZEIT dashboard.

Once initialized locally, you will see the file /app.py which is the entrypoint to the Django application.

The routes defined in the now.json file use a wildcard to match all incoming routes to the /app.py Lambda output.

To deploy this application, with Now installed, run the following from your terminal:

$ now

Alternatively, your new Django app can be automatically deployed and aliased using Now for GitHub or Now for GitLab. Pushing these files to a new repository with a now.json file in the root, and with either Now for GitHub or Now for GitLab configured for that repository, means your site will be automatically deployed for every push and pull/merge request, and aliased for every push to the default branch!

Included In This Starter

This starter project includes:

  • A app.py file that defines the Django app via Web Server Gateway Interface (WSGI) along with a settings reference.
  • A settings.py file that defines Django core settings.
  • A urls.py file that defines Django url patterns.
  • A views.py file that defines Django views.
  • A pre-defined Pipfile file that installs Django as a dependency and defines the Python runtime version.
  • A generated Pipfile.lock file that ensures exact versions of dependencies to avoid the risk of automatically upgrading packages that depend upon each other and breaking your project dependency tree.
  • A css/style.css file that adds a few basic styles to the page.
  • A now.json file that defines builds and routes for the Now 2.0.

Resources

For more resources on how to configure your new Django app to do more with Now or to deploy any other kind of application, see the following:

For more information on Django itself, see their documentation.