Django

Why deploy Django on Render?

Django is a high-level Python web framework for building web applications. It provides built-in components for common web development tasks like URL routing, database ORM, authentication, and admin interfaces, allowing developers to build applications faster without reinventing standard functionality.

This template deploys a production-ready Django app with a managed PostgreSQL database already connected—no manual DATABASE_URL configuration, psycopg2 setup, or connection pooling to figure out. Render's one-click deploy handles the service wiring, environment variables, and database provisioning that would otherwise take an hour of YAML editing and debugging on other platforms. You also get automatic deploys on git push and zero-downtime deploys out of the box, so you can skip the CI/CD pipeline setup entirely.

Architecture

What you can build

After deploying, you'll have a live Django web application connected to a managed PostgreSQL database. You can use this as a starting point for building your own Django project or as a reference for how to structure a production-ready Django deployment on Render.

Key features

• PostgreSQL Integration: Pre-configured to connect with PostgreSQL database on Render's managed database service.
• One-Click Deployment: Includes render.yaml blueprint for instant deployment via Render's deploy button.
• Production-Ready Config: Django project structure set up following Render's deployment best practices.
• Live Demo Reference: Deployed example at django.onrender.com to verify expected behavior.

Use cases

• Solo developer deploys Django side project without managing infrastructure
• Startup founder launches MVP with PostgreSQL backend in minutes
• Backend engineer migrates local Django app to production hosting
• Bootcamp graduate deploys portfolio project with one-click setup

What's included

Next steps

1. Open your Render service URL in a browser — You should see the Django welcome page or your app's homepage load successfully without any 500 errors
2. Test the database connection by accessing the Django admin at /admin — You should see the Django admin login page, confirming PostgreSQL is connected and migrations ran successfully
3. Configure a superuser by running 'python manage.py createsuperuser' in the Render Shell tab — You should be able to log into /admin with your new credentials and see the admin dashboard

Resources

• Django official site