Deployment and Maintenance

Deployment Best Practices

• Use environment variables for secrets and configuration.
• Separate development, staging, and production settings.
• Use a WSGI server (e.g., Gunicorn, uWSGI) behind a reverse proxy (e.g., Nginx, Apache).
• Automate deployment with scripts or CI/CD pipelines.

CI/CD

• Use tools like GitHub Actions for automated testing and deployment.
• Run tests and linting before deploying to production.
• Tag releases and document deployment steps.

Monitoring & Logging

• Use Django's logging framework for error and event logging.
• Integrate with monitoring tools (e.g., Sentry, Datadog, Prometheus).
• Set up alerts for errors, downtime, and performance issues.

Backup Strategies

• Automate database and file backups.
• Store backups securely and test restoration regularly.

Best Practices

• Document deployment and rollback procedures.
• Monitor application health and performance.
• Regularly update dependencies and server packages.
• Review deployment logs and address issues promptly.