Deploying a Django project on PythonAnywhere

1. Git

1-1. Add .gitignore in the base directory

.gitignore

*.pyc
*~
/.vscode
__pycache__
myvenv
db.sqlite3
/static
.DS_Store
*.swp
*.swo

1-2. Push your code to GitHub

$ git add .
$ git commit -m "Initial commit"
$ git push origin master

2. PythonAnywhere

Assuming you already have a PythonAnywhere account

2-1. Start a "Bash" console on PythonAnywhere Dashboard

2-2. Clone your git repo

$ git clone https://github.com/<your-github-username>/my-first-blog.git

2-3. Create a virtual environment

$ cd my-first-project

$ virtualenv --python=python3.6 myvenv
Running virtualenv with interpreter /usr/bin/python3.6
[...]
Installing setuptools, pip...done.

$ source myvenv/bin/activate

(myvenv) $  pip install django~=2.0
Collecting django
[...]
Successfully installed django-2.0.6

2-4. Create a database

(mvenv) $ python manage.py migrate
Operations to perform:
[...]
  Applying sessions.0001_initial... OK
  
(mvenv) $ python manage.py createsuperuser

2-5. Add a new web app

1. Hit the logo

2. Click Web on the menu

3. Click Add a new web app

4. Confirm Domain name

   • You have to pay extra money if you want to customize it

5. Select manual configuration

6. Select Python 3.6

2-6. Virtualenv configurations

1. Click Web on the menu

2. Scroll down

3. You'll see Enter the path to a virtualenv

4. Type the following path

   /home/<your-username>/my-first-blog/myvenv/

2-7. WSGI configuration file

• Copy & Paste it

import os
import sys

path = '/home/<your-PythonAnywhere-username>/my-first-blog'  # Type your PythonAnywhere account!
if path not in sys.path:
    sys.path.append(path)

os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'mysite.settings'

from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
from django.contrib.staticfiles.handlers import StaticFilesHandler
application = StaticFilesHandler(get_wsgi_application())

• Change mysite from mysite.settings to the directory name where your settings.py at

• Save it (I mean, of course)

3. You are now live!