Django Server

Install Redis

Redis improves performance by storing frequently accessed data in memory, reducing database queries. It is used in Django for caching, session management, and as a message broker to improve performance and enable real-time features. To speed up cache access, the faster in-memory cache Redis is used.

Install Redis:

sudo apt-get install redis-server

Ensure that the Redis server is running:

sudo service redis-server start

Django Service

According to the following description a service has been created for Django Server. The description both includes Google Cloud Platform and Raspberry Pi.

1. django-server.service

Script django-server.service installed in directory /etc/systemd/system/. The Script starts the Django Server on Debian Linux.

Example of the script django-server.service:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/django-server.service

Content:

[Unit]
Description=Handling of the Django Server
After=multi-user.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/local/logistics/Python/venv/django_webapps_fullstack/bin/python3 \
    /usr/local/logistics/Python/repo/django_webapps_fullstack/manage.py \
    runserver --insecure 0:8000 \
    --certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/dingx.co/fullchain.pem \
    --key /etc/letsencrypt/live/dingx.co/privkey.pem
Restart=on-abort

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

2. Start and Stop of the Server

   Reload Systemd to read the new service unit file:

   sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   

   Enable the service to start at boot:

   sudo systemctl enable django-server
   

   Start of the Server

   sudo systemctl start django-server
   

   Stop of the Server

   sudo systemctl stop django-server
   

   Status of the Server

   sudo systemctl status django-server