franfran / django-docker-mysql

A django project template with docker for quick start local development

django + mysql local development using docker

The objectives:

• start a local dev environment of django
• docker volumes are mounted to local folders so all changes take effect immediately
• MySQL port are binded locally for easier development
• commit code with migration, requirements
• teammate pull the respository
• and they have the exact same environment

Getting Started

Install docker

https://docs.docker.com/engine/getstarted/step_one/#step-1-get-docker

Pull this res and setup env

$ cd django-docker-mysql
$ virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python2.7 venv
$ source venv/bin/activate
$ pip install -r django/requirements.txt

Start the docker

$ docker-compose -f docker/dev/docker-compose.yml up

Django

Browse your site in http://127.0.0.1:8000/

Start development code in django/ folder

MySQL

Connect to the MySQL through 127.0.0.1:3307
username: root
password: password

The data are stored in docker/dev/volumes/db

Stack

• Python 2.7
• Django 1.8.17
• MySQL 5.7

Commands

Re-build the docker images

$ docker-compose -f docker/dev/docker-compose.yml build --no-cache

Connect to the running django container

First, list and find out the container name

$ docker ps -a

Then connect to it

$ docker exec -it <container_name> bash

e.g.

$ docker exec -it django_dev_1 bash

Running the container as daemon

docker-compose -f docker/dev/docker-compose.yml up -d