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Django Deserves Better Than Basic PaaS
Platforms like Heroku and Render make Django easy to deploy, but at scale you face cold starts, high costs, and limited configuration. With Serverfy, you get a production-grade Django stack on servers you control.
Your Django Production Stack
| Component | What Serverfy Sets Up |
|---|---|
| App Server | Gunicorn with worker management |
| Reverse Proxy | Nginx with static file serving |
| Database | PostgreSQL (or MySQL) |
| Process Manager | Supervisor / Systemd |
| SSL | Auto-provisioned Let's Encrypt |
| Deployments | Zero-downtime with automatic rollback |
| Monitoring | CPU, RAM, Disk + configurable alerts |
Deployment Steps
1. Provision Your Server
Choose your cloud provider, select a region near your users, and Serverfy provisions the server with Python, Nginx, and PostgreSQL.
2. Create a Python Site
Select the Python project type, configure your Python version, and set your domain. SSL is handled automatically.
3. Connect Your Repository
Link your Git repository and configure your deployment script:
pip install -r requirements.txt
python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
python manage.py migrate --noinput4. Configure Environment Variables
Set DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE, DATABASE_URL, SECRET_KEY, and other variables securely through the dashboard.
5. Deploy
Push to your main branch. Serverfy runs your build steps, applies migrations, restarts Gunicorn with zero downtime, and only switches traffic after health checks pass.
Celery Workers
Need background task processing? Configure Celery workers as daemons through Serverfy's process manager. They'll start automatically and restart on failures.
Ready to Deploy Django?
Get the control of a VPS with the convenience of a PaaS. Deploy your Django app with Serverfy — Gunicorn, Nginx, PostgreSQL, and zero-downtime included.