Why is my server showing bad request in the log as soon as it starts and it was working fine a few days ago
I deployed my Django project on Render, but every time I try to access the root URL (/), I receive a 400 Bad Request error. I have confirmed that my settings are configured with ALLOWED_HOSTS and CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS to include the Render domain (challo-backend-1.onrender.com). My Redis server is configured to 127.0.0.1:6379 for Channels, and I’m using Django 5.1.2.
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127.0.0.1 - - [05/Nov/2024:16:41:12 +0000] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 400 143 "-" "Go-http-client/2.0"
[2024-11-05 16:42:10 +0000] [95] [INFO] Handling signal: term
[2024-11-05 16:42:10 +0000] [98] [INFO] Worker exiting (pid: 98)
[2024-11-05 16:42:11 +0000] [95] [INFO] Shutting down: Master`
"""
Django settings for challo project.
Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 5.1.2.
For more information on this file, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/topics/settings/
For the full list of settings and their values, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/
"""
import dj_database_url
from pathlib import Path
from datetime import timedelta
import os
from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
# Base Directory
BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
# Security settings (replace with your environment variable)
def get_secret_key():
try:
return os.environ['SECRET_KEY']
except KeyError:
raise ImproperlyConfigured("The SECRET_KEY setting must not be empty.")
SECRET_KEY = get_secret_key()
# Allowed Hosts and CSRF Trusted Origins
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['challo-backend-1.onrender.com', '127.0.0.1', 'localhost']
CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = ['https://challo-backend-1.onrender.com']
# Channel Layers
CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
'default': {
'BACKEND': 'channels_redis.core.RedisChannelLayer',
'CONFIG': {
"hosts": [('127.0.0.1', 6379)],
},
},
}
# Installed Apps
INSTALLED_APPS = [
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'phonenumber_field',
'rest_framework',
'rest_framework_simplejwt',
'users',
'rides',
'channels',
'chat',
'django_htmx',
'corsheaders'
]
# Middleware
MIDDLEWARE = [
'corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware',
'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
]
# CORS Settings
CORS_ALLOW_ALL_ORIGINS = True
# URL Configuration
ROOT_URLCONF = 'challo.urls'
WSGI_APPLICATION = 'challo.wsgi.application'
ASGI_APPLICATION = "challo.asgi.application"
# Database
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
}
}
# Replace with environment variable for production
def get_dbKey():
try:
return os.environ['DATABASE_URL']
except KeyError:
raise ImproperlyConfigured("The DATABASE_URL setting must not be empty.")
DATABASE_URL = get_dbKey()
DATABASES['default'] = dj_database_url.parse(DATABASE_URL)
# Custom User Model
AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'users.CustomUser'
# REST Framework Configuration
REST_FRAMEWORK = {
'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': (
'rest_framework_simplejwt.authentication.JWTAuthentication',
)
}
# JWT Settings
SIMPLE_JWT = {
'ACCESS_TOKEN_LIFETIME': timedelta(days=1),
'REFRESH_TOKEN_LIFETIME': timedelta(days=1),
'ROTATE_REFRESH_TOKENS': True,
'BLACKLIST_AFTER_ROTATION': True,
'UPDATE_LAST_LOGIN': True,
}
# Static Files
STATIC_URL = 'static/'
# Default Primary Key Field Type
DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
The 400 Bad Request error you're seeing after deploying your Django project on Render can be caused by a few different things. Here are a few things to check:
1, Even though you've mentioned that your ALLOWED_HOSTS and CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS are set correctly, it’s worth double-checking them to ensure that they include the correct domains and subdomains. For instance, try using a wildcard in ALLOWED_HOSTS if necessary:
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['.onrender.com', '127.0.0.1', 'localhost']
CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = ['https://challo-backend-1.onrender.com', 'https://*.onrender.com']
This way, all subdomains under .onrender.com should be trusted.
2, If your frontend isn't sending the CSRF token correctly with requests (especially POST requests), Django will reject them with a 400 Bad Request error. Make sure that your API requests are sending the csrfmiddlewaretoken in POST forms or X-CSRFToken for AJAX requests.
3, The issue could be with the Redis configuration in your CHANNEL_LAYERS. Since you're using Redis on Render, ensure that the Redis host isn’t set to 127.0.0.1 (which is local to your instance). Instead, use the external host or Redis URL provided by Render:
CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
'default': {
'BACKEND': 'channels_redis.core.RedisChannelLayer',
'CONFIG': {
"hosts": [('your-redis-host.onrender.com', 6379)], # Update with actual host
},
},
}
4, The logs suggest that your server is shutting down after a short period of time. This could indicate a misconfiguration, resource limits, or an issue with Redis, the database, or environment variables. Check the logs for more detailed error messages or traceback to pinpoint the exact issue.
5, If the SECRET_KEY isn’t properly set in your environment, Django will throw an error. Make sure that the SECRET_KEY is being loaded correctly from the environment variables. If you're using Render, check that the SECRET_KEY environment variable is properly set in your Render dashboard.