Chapter 11. Production-ready

In this chapter, we will discuss the following topics:

  • Picking a web stack
  • Hosting approaches
  • Deployment tools
  • Monitoring
  • Performance tips

So, you have developed and tested a fully functional web application in Django. Deploying this application can involve a diverse set of activities from choosing your hosting provider to performing installations. Even more challenging could be the tasks of maintaining a production site working without interruptions and handling unexpected bursts in traffic.

The discipline of system administration is vast. Hence, this chapter will cover a lot of ground. However, given the limited space, we will attempt to familiarize you with the various aspects of building a production environment.

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