Hosting & servers
Where Django runs: your own Linux servers, managed platforms, and AWS.
Where Django runs decides how much you operate yourself. A VPS gives full control and full responsibility; a platform takes over the servers but not your settings, migrations, or data; cloud building blocks sit in between.
The topics here cover each route. The operating concerns that follow you everywhere, such as backups and secrets, live in their own areas.
- Linux servers & VPS43 guides
Running Django on a virtual server you administer: provisioning, users, disks, memory, and the operating system underneath.
- Platforms & PaaS42 guides
Managed and self-hosted platforms that build and run the app for you, from Heroku and Render to Coolify and Dokku.
- AWS30 guides
Django on Amazon Web Services: EC2, Lightsail, ECS, Elastic Beanstalk, S3, SES, and CloudFront.
115 topic memberships across the area; a guide can belong to more than one topic.