Securely Deploy a Django App With Gunicorn, Nginx, & HTTPS
Taking a Django app from development to production is a demanding but rewarding process. This tutorial will take you through that process step by step, providing an in-depth guide that starts at square one with a no-frills Django application and adds in Gunicorn, Nginx, domain registration, and security-focused HTTP headers. After going over this tutorial, you’ll be better equipped to take your Django app into production and serve it to the world.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn:
- How you can take your Django app from development to production
- How you can host your app on a real-world public domain
- How to introduce Gunicorn and Nginx into the request and response chain
- How HTTP headers can fortify your site’s HTTPS security
To make the most out of this tutorial, you should have an introductory-level understanding of Python, Django, and the high-level mechanics of HTTP requests.
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