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milka
milka

Reputation: 21

deploying my django site to windows server without using IIS

I finished writing a Django application and now I want to deploy it,

I have a Windows server and have successfully installed Python and Django on it,

Now my app runs on localhost on my windows server,

Now I want to make the site public, meaning that anyone who goes to the IP address of my windows server can browse my site,

Is there a simple way to do this without using IIS?

thank you

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1126

Answers (2)

Nasar Eddaoui
Nasar Eddaoui

Reputation: 81

I've never done what your planing but if you plan to host just one domain then localhost(127.0.0.1) will work just fine but if you plane to host multiple domain you will need to find a way to resolve the right domain to the right site.

Ports to open on both router and Win Server 80 for HTTP 465 for HTTPS

Make sure that you have a Static IP provided by your ISP, you will also need to make sure that your ISP does not Block port 80 if they do ask them to unblock.

If you don't have a static IP or ISP don't allow you to open port 80 then you can use DynDNS to forward traffic to your server, but this option is not the best.

Your Server will also need a static IP to the server as mentiond by Legorooj

Upvotes: 0

Legorooj
Legorooj

Reputation: 2767

Step One

Set a static ip for your server (It's possible without this, but easier)

Once set, log into your router as admin, and forward port 80 to your servers ip address. There is a tutorial for this at https://portforward.com

Step Two

If you already have a domain name, ignore this bit

Purchase a domain name from an domain name from a domain name registrar such as

1and1 / Ionos (https://ionos.com)

(I would personally advise against https://GoDaddy.com, the prices tend to be odd there)

Step 2.1

Go into your domains settings, and forward traffic to the external ip address of your router.



Hope that this helped!

Upvotes: 1

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