An example of how to set your Django application up to enable deployment on Kinsta App Hosting services.
['django', 'kinsta-app-hosting', 'python']
An example of how to set your Django application up to enable deployment on Kinsta App Hosting services.
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An example of how to set your Django application up to enable deployment on Kinsta App Hosting services.
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## Dependency Management
Django is a Python-based web framework, so during the build process Kinsta will automatically install dependencies 
defined in your `requirements.txt` file.
The `python manage.py collectstatic` command will also be executed at every build to collect all static files to 
the 
directory defined in `STATIC_ROOT`.
## Environment Variables
Note that the `SECRET_KEY` should not be stored in your repository, but rather set up in an environment 
variable. Set a random string in your newly created app's Settings > Environment variables section and make it 
available as both build and runtime variables. Finally, redeploy your application on the Deployments page to 
make the changes effective.
## Web Server Setup
### Start Command
When deploying an application Kinsta will automatically create a processes based on the Procfile in the root of 
the repository. Make sure to use this command to run your server:
```
web: gunicorn helloworld.wsgi
```
## Watch How to Set Up a Django Application on Kinsta