Deploy Django App on PythonAnywhere

Step 1 :- Create Django Project For Deployment or use what you have created and some required local changes

django-admin startproject testproject

( before also check that django is already installed in you pc or not with command  :- python -m django –version )

we will add allow all the host so put below code in our settings.py file

ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']

and then freeze your requirements file with below command :-

pip3 freeze > requirements.txt

then start your server (for just checking) :-

cd testproject

python manage.py runserver

2. Upload Project On Github

Create project on github , remote that  in your Cmd or Bash and push the project  code on Github.

git init

git add .

git commit -m "first commit"

git branch -M main

git remote add origin https://github.com/rajparmarr2308/testproject.git

git push -u origin main

3. Open PythonAnyWhere from this link and create new account

( make sure u give the username as the name which you wanted to add in your website beacuse after it will not change . i have given mytestproject as username)

https://www.pythonanywhere.com/registration/register/beginner/

go on consoles link and click on bash

4. Clone github repo and setup virtualenvironment

now we will clone out github repository in that Bash. put below command,

git clone https://github.com/rajparmarr208/testproject.git

now after cloning out project we will create virtualenvironment (make sure you put proprr python version i am using 3.9 here) 

mkvirtualenv --python=/usr/bin/python3.9  testenv

Now your virtualenv is activated. if not then type 

workon  testenv 

 now we will install all our requiements (if u are not using requirements file then u need to manually install the django)

pip install -r requirements.txt

5 .Create a Web Application with Manual Config

Go to Web Tab and Click on it. You will see create a web application button, click on it

then click on Manual Configuration (make sure u not click onthe “Django” option)

Now our web app will get created then we will add some paths:-

Source code:

/home/mytestproject/testproject

Working directory:

/home/mytestproject/

Virtual env :-

/home/mytestproject/.virtualenvs/testenv

Static files

URL                             Directory

/static/      /home/mytestproject/testproject/static

/media/     /home/mytestproject/testproject/media

6.Setting up  WSGI file

Now we will edit  WSGI File to Point our Django Project to Server.

Click on WSGI configuration file link :

/var/www/mytestproject_pythonanywhere_com_wsgi.py

It will take you to your Hosted Django Project WSGI File. We need to add the following code. Just remove everything inside that file and paste the bellow code in it. Note you need to change bold code which your relevant paths.

import os
import sys

# keeping this path handy
# '/home/mytestproject/testproject/testproject/settings.py'

path = '/home/mytestproject/testproject'
if path not in sys.path:
     sys.path.insert(0, path)

os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'testproject.settings'

from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
application = get_wsgi_application()

Save the file. And reload your apllication from web tab.

Our App Deployed Successfully to PythonAnyWhere. ( if u are using database then you can need to migrate them as well)

That’s it. Thank you!