Chapter 11. Production-ready
In this chapter, we will discuss the following topics:
- Picking a web stack
- Hosting approaches
- Deployment tools
- Monitoring
- Performance tips
So, you have developed and tested a fully functional web application in Django. Deploying this application can involve a diverse set of activities from choosing your hosting provider to performing installations. Even more challenging could be the tasks of maintaining a production site working without interruptions and handling unexpected bursts in traffic.
The discipline of system administration is vast. Hence, this chapter will cover a lot of ground. However, given the limited space, we will attempt to familiarize you with the various aspects of building a production environment.
