How To Host Django Project On Heroku

Hosting your Django project on Heroku can be accomplished by following these steps:

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1. Install the Heroku CLI (Command Line Interface) by downloading it from the Heroku website and following the installation instructions.
2. Create a new Heroku app by running the command heroku create in your project directory. This will create a new app on Heroku and add a new remote repository to your local git repository.
3. Add a Procfile to your project directory. This file specifies the commands that Heroku should use to start your application. For a Django app, the Procfile might look something like this:

web: gunicorn myproject.wsgi

4. Create a requirements.txt file that lists all the Python packages required by your project. You can create this file by running the command pip freeze > requirements.txt in your project directory.

5. Create a runtime.txt file that specifies the version of Python that your project requires. For example, to use Python 3.9, create a runtime.txt file with the following content:

python-3.9.0

6. Commit your changes and push them to Heroku by running the commands:

git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git push heroku master

7. Once your code has been pushed to Heroku, you need to run the migrations for your database. You can do this by running the command heroku run python manage.py migrate.

8. Finally, start your application by running the command heroku ps:scale web=1. This will start a single web dyno, which is Heroku's term for a running instance of your application.

Your Django app should now be up and running on Heroku! You can view it by visiting the URL provided by the heroku create command.