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Production Django without the OpsDeploy Django applications with git push.

Scale with gigalixir ps:scale.

Run on a stable platform that respects the Django way.

Native support for manage.py, Celery workers, and direct PostgreSQL connections.

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The "Git Push" Workflow

Django developers shouldn't have to write Kubernetes manifests.

We provide a platform that understands your project structure.

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Auto-Configuration

We detect your requirements.txt or Pipfile, install dependencies, and configure the runtime environment automatically.

You don't need to build Docker images or manage virtualenvs manually.

Static Files Handling

Serving static assets in production can be a pain.

We recommend and support Whitenoise to serve compressed, cached assets directly from your application.

Alternatively, you can configure django-storages to push to S3 during the build phase.

Procfile Standard

Define your web server (Gunicorn/Uvicorn) and background workers in a standard Procfile.

This gives you explicit control over the startup command without proprietary configuration files.


Database Power

Django's ORM is powerful, but it needs a direct connection to shine.

Direct PostgreSQL

We provide a direct network path to your managed database.

This ensures that Django's transaction management, atomic requests, and advisory locks work exactly as documented. You don't need to disable connection pooling features in your settings.

Remote Management

Run administrative tasks against your live production database securely.

Use gigalixir ps:run python manage.py migrate or createsuperuser from your local terminal.

The command runs in a one-off container with your production environment variables loaded.

Geo-Spatial Support

Building a location-aware app?

We support the PostGIS extension on Standard tier databases.

You can use GeoDjango features natively without complex database installation steps.

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Background Tasks

Real-world Django apps need asynchronous processing.

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Celery Integration

Run Celery workers as first-class citizens.

Define a worker process in your Procfile and scale it independently of your web dynos.

Redis Availability

Connect to any Redis provider (or use a managed Redis addon if available) to serve as your Celery broker and result backend.

Configuration is handled via standard REDIS_URL environment variables.

Scheduled Jobs

Instead of setting up a separate cron server, you can use packages like celery-beat or Gigalixir's own clock process support to handle scheduled tasks reliably.

FAQs

The Questions We Get The Most at Gigalixir Support

Do I need to change my settings.py?

Yes, slightly.

You should configure your settings to read from environment variables (using os.environ.get) rather than hardcoding values.

Specifically, use dj-database-url to parse the DATABASE_URL we provide into Django's DATABASES dictionary.

How do I run migrations?

You run migrations as a post-deploy task or manually via the CLI: gigalixir ps:run python manage.py migrate.

This ensures your schema stays in sync with your code safely.

Can I use Channels (WebSockets)?

Yes.

Gigalixir supports persistent connections (ASGI).

You can run daphne or uvicorn in your Procfile to handle WebSocket traffic alongside your HTTP requests.

How do I manage secrets?

Use gigalixir config:set DJANGO_SECRET_KEY=... to inject secrets.

These are available in your application environment immediately.

Does collectstatic run automatically?

By default, the Python buildpack attempts to run collectstatic.

You can disable this if you prefer to handle it manually, but usually, it "just works" during the build phase.

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