Making Your Django Project Production-Ready on Ubuntu 22.04: Gunicorn and Nginx Setup
This continuation of our guide will show you how to make your Django project production-ready on a ServerStadium VM using Gunicorn and Nginx.
Step 8: Install and Configure Gunicorn
Install Gunicorn with pip:
pip3 install gunicorn
Test Gunicorn’s ability to serve the project:
gunicorn –workers 3 myproject.wsgi:application –<span class="hljs-built_in">bind</span> 0.0.0.0:8000
Now, visit http://your_server_ip:8000 to confirm it’s serving your Django site correctly.
Step 9: Create a Gunicorn Systemd Service File
Create a systemd service file for Gunicorn to manage your process:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/gunicorn.service
Add the following content, adjusting paths and usernames as necessary:
[Unit]
Description=gunicorn daemon
Requires=gunicorn.socket
After=network.target
[Service]
User=yourusername
Group=www-data
WorkingDirectory=/home/yourusername/mydjangoapp
ExecStart=/home/yourusername/mydjangoapp/env/bin/gunicorn \
–access-logfile – \
–workers 3 \
–bind unix:/run/gunicorn.sock \
myproject.wsgi:application
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Enable and start the Gunicorn service:
sudo systemctl start gunicorn</div>
<div class="p-4 overflow-y-auto">sudo systemctl <span class="hljs-built_in">enable</span> gunicorn
Step 10: Install and Configure Nginx
Install Nginx:
sudo apt install nginx
Configure Nginx to proxy pass to Gunicorn. Create a new server block:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/mydjangoapp
Add the following configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your_server_ip;
location =https://cdn.serverstadium.com/favicon.ico { access_log off; log_not_found off; }
location /static/ {
root /home/yourusername/mydjangoapp;
}
location / {
include proxy_params;
proxy_pass http://unix:/run/gunicorn.sock;
}
}
sites-enabled directory:sudo <span class="hljs-built_in">ln</span> -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/mydjangoapp /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
Test your Nginx configuration:
sudo nginx -t
Restart Nginx:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Step 11: Secure Your Server with a Firewall
Enable the Nginx Full profile on ufw:
sudo ufw allow <span class="hljs-string">'Nginx Full'</span>
Conclusion
Your Django application is now configured with Gunicorn and Nginx on your ServerStadium VM, ready for production.
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