Start Django App with Docker

Running application locally using Docker

Tip: You can utilize the docker file for deployment purpose too by modifying it based on environment/platform needs.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following prerequisites:

Docker installed on your server or local development machine.
Basic knowledge of Docker and Docker Compose.

Start with Docker

To check if docker is already installed on your system, open your terminal/command prompt and run:

docker --version

Step 1 - Download the template

Download package from where you have purchased it and extract the zip file.
Navigate to full-version or starter-kit

cd full-version

Step 2 - Start the APP in Docker

Important: Check if debug mode is set to False; if so, run the following command to generate static files before launching the project in Docker:
python manage.py collectstatic.

The full-version/starter-kit folder houses essential files for running your Django application with Docker, including:

Dockerfile: This file defines how your application image is built.
docker-compose.yml: Use this file for orchestrating multi-container Docker applications.
.dockerignore: This file specifies which files and directories should be excluded when building Docker images for a more efficient and secure deployment.

Execute the following command to build and run the application using Docker:

docker-compose up --build

This will generate a Docker image named full-version-web-project-django and set up a container named web_project_django.

Visit http://localhost:5050/ in your browser. The app should be up & running.

Docker python django tutorial:

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