How to Host Django Applications

Introduction

This guide covers deploying Django applications on Shard Cloud. Django is a high-level Python web framework for rapid development.

Creating Your Project

Ensure you have Python and pip installed.

Installing Django

pip install django gunicorn

Creating a New Project

django-admin startproject myproject
cd myproject

Basic Django Application

Create a simple view in myproject/views.py:

myproject/views.py

from django.http import HttpResponse

def index(request):
    return HttpResponse("Hello from Django!")

Update myproject/urls.py:

myproject/urls.py

from django.contrib import admin
from django.urls import path
from . import views

urlpatterns = [
    path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
    path('', views.index, name='index'),
]

Settings Configuration

Update myproject/settings.py:

ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
DEBUG = False

Requirements File

Create a requirements.txt:

requirements.txt

django
gunicorn

Production Server with Gunicorn

Django’s built-in server is not suitable for production. Always use Gunicorn.

Shard Cloud Configuration

Create a .shardcloud file:

.shardcloud

DISPLAY_NAME=Django App
DESCRIPTION=Python Django Application
LANGUAGE=python
MEMORY=512
VERSION=recommended
SUBDOMAIN=my-django-app
CUSTOM_COMMAND=gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:80 --workers 2 myproject.wsgi:application

Run migrations locally before deploying: python manage.py migrate

Deploying

Run Migrations Locally

python manage.py migrate python manage.py collectstatic --noinput

Prepare Your Files

Ensure you have: - Your Django project folder - requirements.txt - .shardcloud - db.sqlite3 (if using SQLite)

Exclude Unnecessary Files

Remove: __pycache__/, venv/, *.pyc

Create ZIP Archive

Compress your project folder.

Upload to Shard Cloud

Go to Shard Cloud Dashboard and upload.

Additional Resources

Visit the official Django documentation for more information.

Troubleshooting

DisallowedHost error

Add your domain to ALLOWED_HOSTS in settings.py or use ['*'].

Static files not loading

Run python manage.py collectstatic before deploying.

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How to Host Django Applications

Introduction

Creating Your Project

Installing Django

Creating a New Project

Basic Django Application

Settings Configuration

Requirements File

Production Server with Gunicorn

Shard Cloud Configuration

Deploying

Additional Resources

Troubleshooting

​Introduction

​Creating Your Project

​Installing Django

​Creating a New Project

​Basic Django Application

​Settings Configuration

​Requirements File

​Production Server with Gunicorn

​Shard Cloud Configuration

​Deploying

​Additional Resources

​Troubleshooting

Introduction

Creating Your Project

Installing Django

Creating a New Project

Basic Django Application

Settings Configuration

Requirements File

Production Server with Gunicorn

Shard Cloud Configuration

Deploying

Additional Resources

Troubleshooting