Tutorial on how to use forms in Django
This story will show how to use forms in Django.
I'm working on an Ubuntu 20.04, Django 3.1.1 and django-extensions 3.0.9 for good measure.
This will not be a complete from zero to hero tutorial, rather …
Setup Django with django-tenancy (semi-isolated)
This story will show how to install setup Django to work with multiple clients, like a real SAAS.
I'm working on an Ubuntu 20.04, Django 3.1.1 and django-tenants 3.2.1. Also, I'm assuming you have a running postgres server running …
In Part 2 we will setup Sanic to render html templates.
We will enable our application to render Jinja2 templates. Jinja2 is a template engine developed by Armin Ronacher (the developer of Flask and many other things) and documentation for the project can be found …
Welcome to my Sanic Web Tutorial where you will learn to use the async web framework Sanic to create and deploy your own website.
I assume that you are familiar with using Python and virtualenv, but you do not need to be an expert. You should be able to …
Deploy Flask app to Heroku with Docker
This story will show how to install deploy a simple Flask app to Heroku via Docker and Gitlab CI.
I'm assuming that you are familiar with the basics of Docker, Heroku, Flask and Gitlab.
Also, you have:
1 Heroku account with an …
How to install a Squid proxy on a Raspberry Pi
This story will show how to install Squid3 on a Raspberry Pi (1) and set it up as a proxy server
First install squid
$ sudo apt install squid3
Enable the squid server to run …
How to setup Django and Celery with Docker and docker-compose
This story sets up Django and adds Celery support to a docker-compose setup. I have updated this on 22 May, 2022 to use the newest version of Celery, which does foster a few changes.
First create …
How to setup Django with Docker and docker-compose
In this story I'll show how to setup a simple django application to use docker and docker-compose.
First we need to install a basic Django app, we do this in a Python 3 virtual environment.
$ virtualenv venv …How to setup Vagrant, Ansible and Postgresql
In this story I’ll be setting up Vagrant with a Postgresql server provisioned by Ansible. The setup will be pretty bare bone, so don’t use it as a blueprint for a production setup.
Create a file named ‘Vagrantfile’ in …
How does Django's select_related works and when should you use it?
Django's select_related() solves the problem when you want to access related fields on a queryset. Assume the models:
from django.db import models
class Author(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=250)
class Book …