Django Hosting
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.
The "Git Push" Workflow
Django developers shouldn't have to write Kubernetes manifests.
We provide a platform that understands your project structure.
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.
Background Tasks
Real-world Django apps need asynchronous processing.
FAQs
The Questions We Get The Most at Gigalixir Support
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.
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.
Yes.
Gigalixir supports persistent connections (ASGI).
You can run daphne or uvicorn in your Procfile to handle WebSocket traffic alongside your HTTP requests.
Use gigalixir config:set DJANGO_SECRET_KEY=... to inject secrets.
These are available in your application environment immediately.
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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