Django is a high-level web framework based on Python. It provides powerful tools for developing web applications, enabling efficient URL handling, database management, templates, as well as forms and user authentication.
Django has a modular architecture, so you can use only the components you need. Django framework also has a rich set of tools and libraries for everyday tasks, such as working with sessions, caching, administration and security. Due to its flexibility and extensibility, Django is the one of the most popular web frameworks in the world and is widely used to create various types of web applications.
Beget VPS with a pre-installed Django is a ready-to-use distribution with Python Django web framework installed, a standard project deployed, and an SSL certificate issued for domain name.
Installation package information
- Ubuntu 22.04
- Python 3.10.6
- Django
Django installation
To install the Django web framework, the following additional parameters you will be asked to specify:
- The domain name by which Django will be accessible. You can either choose your own domain or register a new one. Also, you can use a free .beget.app domain. A free SSL certificate will be installed on it.
- Admin Login. It will be used to log in to the Django admin panel.
- Admin Email. It will be used to log in to the Django admin panel and receive notifications.
- Admin Password. It will be used to log in to the Django admin panel.
- Django Project Name. The name of the project that will be created when Django is deployed.
Working with Django
To verify that Django has been deployed correctly, you can follow a link like https://my_domain.beget.app (where my_domain.beget.app is the previously selected domain for installation) and see a page reporting that Django has been successfully installed.
The Django project files are located in the home directory of the django user. For further work with Django, whether customizing a project from scratch or importing a finished project, you need to:
- Connect to the server via SSH:
ssh root@server_ip. - Switch from root user to django user with the
sudo su - django command. - Go to the project directory with the
cd myprojectcommand, where myproject is the project name you specified during installation. - Activate the virtual environment with the
source venv/bin/activatecommand.
After performing the above steps, you can start working with the Django project. We wish you good luck with the Django web development!
FAQ
You can find the project information you specified during installation in the control panel by clicking on the "About Django" button.
The project files are located in the Django user's home directory: /home/django/myproject, where myproject is the project name you specified during installation.
Yes, you can deploy additional projects using standard Python Django framework tools, but the information in the control panel will not be updated and will display only the first project's information.
