Django

Instructions for connecting your Django apps and deploying them on ToyStack

Step 1: Ensure your app is Dockerised

ToyStack uses docker to deploy your application and will look for a Dockerfile in the top-level of your project structure.

You can either use your own Dockerfile or use the following template:

# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
FROM python:3.12

# Set environment variables for Python
ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1

# Set the working directory to /code
WORKDIR /code

# Copy only the requirements file
COPY requirements.txt /code/

# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Copy the current directory contents into the container at /code
COPY . /code/

# Expose the port that the app will run on
EXPOSE 8000

# Run the application
CMD ["python", "manage.py", "runserver", "0.0.0.0:8000"]

Step 2: Import your Git repository

Go to the ToyStack Dashboard and create a new project using your repository.

Step 3: Input environment variables

Please ensure the Framework Preset is set to DOCKER. The rest of the variables can be set as required for your project.

Also ensure the PORT number matches the one specified in yourDockerfile

For detailed instructions, please see the Environment Variables page.

Step 4: Choose a plan

Step 5: Deploy

Simply select the branch you want to deploy, its deployment validity and ToyStack will deploy it