NGINX Setup for Django

Deploy Django on Nginx using Docker – KT Notes

Nginx is an excellent web server. Start with a docker image.

Environment:

• Private Ubuntu 20.04
• Private/Public Django application hosted in GitHub

Get started:

• Login (SSH) to your Linux host
  • Add Docker as needed, e.g.
    https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-use-docker-on-ubuntu-20-04
• Define your installation directory, setup permissions, e.g.
    /opt/docker

Start Nginx with Docker

Start a new nginx docker container from the official Nginx docker image

docker run -it –rm -d -p 8080:80 –name web nginx

• -it – creates an interactive terminal
• –rm – remove container when it exits
• -d – start container in detached mode
• -p – 8080:80 – open host port 8080 mapped to container port 80 (nginx)
• –name web – name the docker container
• docker image name = nginx

Inspect and Connect to Docker Container

• docker ps – list active containers
• docker attach web – connects to the nginx executable running in container
• docker exec -it web /bin/bash – connect to container with an interactive bash terminal

Setting up Nginx Docker Container

connect with Docker Exec, then start the setup.

How to create persistence for files…

This section is a work in progress…..

Setup Django folder as VENV (as needed, sudo apt install python3-env).

Next Steps

Setup Django on Nginx with Let’s Encrypt

Next up is this:

• Django on Docker
  https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-build-a-django-and-gunicorn-application-with-docker

Production should use postgres. Yet Another Server Setup. 

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-scale-and-secure-a-django-application-with-docker-nginx-and-let-s-encrypt