Step deployment

1. Install

pip install gunicorn
pip install whitenoise
pip install dj-database-url
pip install psycopg2

2. copy static files && config staticfiles settings.py

- run cli venv

python manage.py collectstatic

- settings.py

import os

STATIC_URL = 'static/'
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'staticfiles')

2. Create requirements

pip freeze > requirements.txt

3. Config whitenoise

MIDDLEWARE = [
    # ...
    "django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware",
    "whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware",
    # ...
]

- added staticfiles
STATICFILES_STORAGE = "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"

4. Create Profile

web: python manage.py migrate && python manage.py collectstatic && gunicorn movies.wsgi

5. Create runtime.txt

• just write the python version

3.11.0

5. Create DB in railway

using PostgreSQL railway.app

- settings.py

- import dj_database_url

DATABASES = {
    'default': dj_database_url.config(default="sqlite://db.sqlite3")
}

 - step install railway cli for windows
 
 - 5.1 - enable scoopy reading install railway cli run for windows in powershell or cmd
 - 5.2 -> Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
 - 5.3 -> irm get.scoop.sh | iex
 - 5.4 -> scoop install railway

6. use cli railway in your cli projects venv

- 6.1 -> railway login 
- 6.1 -> railway link 
- 6.1 -> railway service

- you need to add the variables manually before executing the command
- 6.1 -> railway variables 

7. use api projects

to use the api check the documentation in swagger click link in production