abhishek-2502 / django_webhosting_pythonanywhere

Host a Django website on PythonAnywhere using this guide.

Django Web Hosting

Welcome to the Django Web Hosting guide! This repository provides instructions for hosting a Django website on PythonAnywhere. Follow the steps below to create an account on PythonAnywhere, clone the repository, set up a virtual environment, and configure your Django project.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
• Project Configuration
• WSGI Configuration
• Virtual Environment
• Author

Getting Started

1. Create an Account on PythonAnywhere: Sign up for an account on PythonAnywhere.

2. Access Bash on PythonAnywhere: Once you've created your account, navigate to the PythonAnywhere dashboard and launch a new Bash console to execute the following commands.

3. Clone the Repository: Change repository link according to your repository

   git clone https://github.com/Abhishek-2502/django_webhosting

4. Create a Virtual Environment:

   mkvirtualenv venv

5. Changing path: Get inside the Folder where manage.py is present (Use ls to look content of folder)

    cd django_webhosting
    cd django_webhosting

6. Install Django:

   pip install django

7. Create an web app: Create an django based web app located on dashboard and choose manual configuration.

Project Configuration

In your Django project's settings.py file which can be accessed through the files in dashboard, make the following changes:

1. Set Debug Mode:

   DEBUG = True

2. Specify Allowed Hosts: Change user name according to you

   ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['AbhishekRajput.pythonanywhere.com']

3. Configure Templates Directory: Change path according to your templates folder

   TEMPLATES = [
       {
           'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
           'DIRS': ['/home/AbhishekRajput/django_webhosting/django_webhosting/templates'],  
           # Other template settings...
       },
   ]

WSGI Configuration

In your Django project's WSGI configuration file (wsgi.py) which can be accessed through the website in web app, uncomment and modify the following code:

# +++++++++++ DJANGO +++++++++++

import os
import sys

path = '/home/AbhishekRajput/django_webhosting/django_webhosting' #Change this path where your manage.py is present
if path not in sys.path:
    sys.path.append(path)

os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'django_webhosting.settings' #Change this path where your settings.py is present

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

Virtual Environment

In your PythonAnywhere account, navigate to the virtual environment section and add the virtual environment you created:

• Add Virtual Environment: venv

By following these steps, you will have successfully hosted your Django website on PythonAnywhere.

For any further assistance or issues, please feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

Author

Abhishek Rajput.