Company
Date Published
Author
Fikayo Adepoju
Word count
1146
Language
English
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None

Summary

Django, a popular web development framework for Python, is renowned for its rapid development capabilities and adherence to professional standards, utilizing the Model-View-Template architectural pattern. This tutorial guides users through setting up a continuous deployment pipeline for Django applications on Heroku using CircleCI and GitHub. It emphasizes prerequisites such as Python and Heroku accounts, and involves cloning a sample Django project, configuring necessary dependencies like Gunicorn, psycopg2, and django-heroku, as well as creating a Procfile for Heroku deployment. The tutorial details the configuration of a CircleCI pipeline to automate deployments from GitHub to Heroku, addressing potential issues like API key management for successful deployment. It concludes by encouraging developers to share knowledge about this streamlined deployment process with their teams to enhance productivity and reduce deployment-related concerns.