Deploy-django-web-app-on-ubuntu-server

deploying django app on ubuntu server with help of apache2

Assumed

1. Ubuntu server on EC2 or awslightsail
2. connect server using SSH key
3. Project files in github and ssh key added to git
4. MySQL server installed and configured.

1. Logged into ubuntu server using SSH key and update

    sudo apt-get update
   

2. install pip and apache2 with wsgi mod

    sudo apt-get install python3-pip apache2 libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3
   

3. create virtual environment

    python3 -m venv myvenv
   

if getting any error try below comment

sudo apt install -y python3-venv

4. activate virtual environment

    source myvenv/bin/activate
   

5. Now virtual environment activated then we ready to clone project from git

    git clone projectsshpathmyproject.git
   

6. navigate to project folder

    cd myproject
   

7. install requirements

    pip install -r requirements.txt
   

8. collect static assets

    python manage.py collectstatic
   

9. migrate database

    python manage.py makemigrations
    python manage.py migrate
   

10. test server is working or not

    python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
    

it will run port on 8000 example http://yourpublicip:8000. it works fine lets configure to apache server

11. configure apache conf file for domain

    sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/domainname.conf
    

12. add apache configuration on domainname.conf file

    WSGIDaemonProcess myproject python-path=/home/ubuntu/myproject python-home=/home/ubuntu/myvenv
    WSGIProcessGroup myproject
    WSGIScriptAlias / /home/ubuntu/myproject/myproject/wsgi.py
    <VirtualHost *:80>
    	ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    	ServerName domainname
    	ServerAlias www.domainname
    	DocumentRoot /home/ubuntu/myproject
    	<Directory /home/ubuntu/myproject/myproject>
    	<Files wsgi.py>
    		Require all granted
    	</Files>
    	</Directory>
    	Alias /static /home/ubuntu/myproject/static
    	<Directory /home/ubuntu/myproject/static>
    		Require all granted
    	</Directory>
    	Alias /media /home/ubuntu/myproject/media
    	<Directory /home/ubuntu/myproject/media>
    		Require all granted
    	</Directory>
    	ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    	CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
    </VirtualHost>
    

13. enable apache conf

    sudo a2ensite domain.conf
    sudo service apache2 restart
    

14. Gave permission to server access files

    sudo chmod 664 db.sqlite3
    sudo chown :www-data db.sqlite3
    sudo chown :www-data ~/myproject
    sudo service apache2 restart