Running Django on Windows

A guide on how to run a Django project from scratch on a Windows instance. We start by creating a Windows instance on AWS, installing the necessary tools, running Django locally, running Django in a Windows container with Docker, running Django and its servers with Docker Compose.

This is done in VS Code.

Content list:

Introduction

Environment Setup

• Creating a Windows instance on AWS
• Connecting to your Windows instance
• Installations
  

Running Django Locally

• Development server
• Production server (Waitress + Nginx)
  

Running Django with Docker

• Docker in VS Code
• Django in a Windows Container
  

Running Django with Docker Compose

• Installing Docker Compose
• Docker Compose in VS Code
• Nginx in a Windows Container
• Docker Compose Configuration for Micro-services
• Running Docker Compose
  

Conclusion