Django Deployment Guide: Web Pages to Live Site

Deploying a Django website usually involves the following steps: Django is an open-source web framework based on Python.

1. Setting up the server environment involves installing Python and Django along with necessary dependencies. A virtual environment can be used to manage the required Python versions and libraries for the project.
2. Database setup: Django supports various database backends, such as SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. It is necessary to choose the appropriate database based on project requirements and configure database connection information.
3. Set up a Django project: Upload the Django project code to the server and configure the database connection information, static file paths, and other project settings in the settings.py file.
4. Collecting static files: In a production environment, it is necessary to gather all static files into a specified directory, which can be achieved using Django’s collectstatic command.
5. Setting up a web server: Typically in a production environment, web servers such as Nginx or Apache are used as reverse proxies to redirect requests to Django applications. Configuration includes setting up virtual hosts, static file directories, and more.
6. To start a Django application, navigate to the Django project directory in the terminal and run the command python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000.
7. Set up domain and SSL certificate: In order for users to access the website through a domain name and ensure the security of data transmission, it is necessary to configure the domain and SSL certificate.

The above are general steps for deploying a Django website, the specific deployment method can be adjusted and optimized based on project requirements and server environment.