Stack

• OS : Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• Nginx : Web server
• uWSGI : Connect web server and application server
• Django REST framework : Application server (Django >= 1.10)
• MySQL : Relational DB
• Redis : In-memory DB
• Celery : Async task manager
• Fabric : Deployment tool

3rd party plugins

• django-celery : Celery integration for Django
• django-suit : Admin interface
• django-silk : Live profiling and inspection tool
• django-restframework-jwt : JSON Web Token authentication

Directory structure

	/var/www/mysite.com/
		.gitignore
		manage.py
		fabfile.py
		conf/
			nginx/
				nginx.dev.conf
				nginx.prod.conf
			uwsgi/
				mysite.ini
				uwsgi.conf
			pip/
				requirements.txt
			sensitive-fake/
				configuration.ini
				remote_server.pem
		logs/
			celery_beat.log
			celery_beat.pid
			celery_daemon.log
			celery_daemon.pid
			nginx.access.log
			nginx.error.log
			uwsgi.log
			uwsgi.pid
		mysite/
			__init__.py
			urls.py
			wsgi.py
			apps/
				main/
					__init__.py
					admin.py
					models.py
					permissions.py
					seliarizers.py
					signals.py
					tests.py
					urls.py
					views.py
				utils/
					__init__.py
					cron.py
					redis.py
					utilities.py
			settings/
				__init__.py
				base.py
				dev.py
				prod.py

Installation and customization

• Ubuntu basic settings
• Django basic settings
• Clone project

$ git clone https://github.com/ukjin1192/django-rest-framework-sample

• Rename project and configure basic settings (Assume your {DOMAIN NAME} is same as {PROJECT NAME})

$ mv django-rest-framework-sample/ /var/www/{DOMAIN NAME}.com/
$ cd /var/www/{DOMAIN NAME}.com/
$ mv mysite/ {DOMAIN NAME}/

• Let {PROJECT PATH} as /var/www/{DOMAIN NAME}.com/

$ cd {PROJECT PATH}/conf/uwsgi/
$ mv mysite.ini {DOMAIN NAME}.ini
$ vi {DOMAIN NAME}.ini

	:%s/mysite/{DOMAIN NAME}/g

$ cd {PROJECT PATH}/conf/nginx/
$ vi nginx.dev.conf nginx.prod.conf

	:%s/mysite/{DOMAIN NAME}/g

• Commentify Redirect HTTP to HTTPS block if you will not use SSL

• Commentify Redirect www to non-www block if you will not redirect www to non-www

• Fill out sensitive data

$ cd {PROJECT PATH}/conf/
$ cp -R sensitive-data/ sensitive/
$ vi configuration.ini [Fill out variables]
$ vi remote_server.pem [Fill out public certificate of remote server]