madanimohadhabib / Dockerize-a-Django-application

Dockerize-a-Django-application

This repository contains instructions on how to Dockerize a Django application for easy development and deployment.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following installed on your system:

Docker Docker Compose

Steps

1 Install the virtual environment:

    py -m venv env

2 Run Activate the virtual environment:

    env/Scripts/activate

3 Install Djnago:

    py -m pip install django

4 Generate the requirements.txt file:

    py -m pip freeze > requirements.txt

5 Create a new Django project:

    django-admin startproject setup

6 Create the Django App:

    py manage.py startapp blog

7 Create a Dockerfile:

#Use the official Python image as the base image
FROM python:3.8

#Set environment variable for unbuffered Python output
ENV PYTHONBUFFERED=1

#Set the working directory in the container
WORKDIR /django

#Copy the requirements file into the container
COPY requirements.txt requirements.txt

#Install project dependencies
RUN pip install -r requirements.txt

#Copy the Django project code into the container
COPY .

#Start the Django application
CMD python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

8 Create a docker-compose file:

version: "3.8"
services:
  app:
    build: .
    volumes:
      - .:/django
    ports:
      - 8000:8000
    image: app:django
    container_name: my_first_django_container
    command: python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

9 Build the Docker image:

    docker-compose build

10 Launch the Docker container:

    docker-compose up

11 Access the application:

    http://localhost:8000