Deploy Django on a Linux VPS — Nginx, Gunicorn, HTTPS, CI/CD, PostgreSQL
This is a REAL-WORLD Django production deployment tutorial.
No Render.
No Heroku.
No one-click platforms.
In this video, I deploy a Django application on a Linux VPS using a DigitalOcean Droplet running Ubuntu — the same setup used in real production environments.
You’ll learn how to:
• Create and secure a Linux server (DigitalOcean Droplet)
• Connect to your server using SSH
• Set up PostgreSQL for production
• Deploy Django with Gunicorn
• Configure Nginx as a reverse proxy
• Automate deployments using CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
• Add a custom domain name
• Secure your application with HTTPS (SSL via Let’s Encrypt)
Although this tutorial uses DigitalOcean, the concepts apply to any Linux VPS
(AWS EC2, Linode, Hetzner, Vultr, etc.).
This video is ideal if you:
✔ Want to understand Django deployment properly
✔ Are tired of one-click hosting platforms
✔ Want real backend production skills
Source Code: https://github.com/CodeWithClinton/ai...
🕒 TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:00:30 – Creating a DigitalOcean Droplet
00:03:11 – Generating an SSH key
00:06:10 – Completing droplet creation
00:07:07 – SSH into the server
00:09:42 – Initial server setup
00:18:07 – Setting up PostgreSQL
00:21:04 – Cloning the Django project
00:27:44 – Preparing Django for deployment
00:34:24 – Running & testing Django
00:39:41 – Configuring Gunicorn with systemd
00:48:16 – Configuring Nginx as a reverse proxy
00:54:15 – Manually pulling code updates
01:00:22 – CI/CD with GitHub Actions
01:19:01 – Adding a custom domain name
01:28:13 – Adding HTTPS (SSL with Let’s Encrypt)
01:35:30 – End
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