**Deploy Your Django App on AWS Elastic Beanstalk in Minutes!**

In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll guide you through **deploying a Django application** on **AWS Elastic Beanstalk**, an easy-to-use cloud service for deploying and managing applications without worrying about infrastructure.

By the end of this video, you'll have your Django app running on AWS Elastic Beanstalk with **automatic scaling, load balancing, and easy management**!

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### ** What You’ll Learn:**
What is **AWS Elastic Beanstalk** and why use it?
How to **set up a Django project** for deployment
How to **install and configure AWS Elastic Beanstalk CLI**
How to **deploy your Django app** step by step
How to **manage your application and troubleshoot errors**

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### ** Prerequisites:**
**An AWS account** ([Sign up here](https://aws.amazon.com/))
**Python & Django installed** on your system
**AWS CLI & Elastic Beanstalk CLI installed**
A **basic Django project** ready to deploy

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## **Step 1: Install AWS CLI and Elastic Beanstalk CLI**

First, install AWS CLI:
[AWS CLI Installation Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/install-cliv2.html)

Then, install the Elastic Beanstalk CLI:
[EB CLI Installation Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/eb-cli3-install.html)

Verify installation:
```bash
aws --version
eb --version
```

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## **Step 2: Prepare Your Django Project**

### **1⃣ Create a Django Project (if not created yet)**
```bash
django-admin startproject myproject
cd myproject
```

### **2⃣ Install Required Dependencies**
```bash
pip install django gunicorn psycopg2-binary
```

### **3⃣ Update `settings.py` for Production**

Edit `settings.py`:

```python
import os

ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['.elasticbeanstalk.com']

DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
'NAME': os.getenv('DB_NAME'),
'USER': os.getenv('DB_USER'),
'PASSWORD': os.getenv('DB_PASSWORD'),
'HOST': os.getenv('DB_HOST'),
'PORT': '5432',
}
}
```

**Static files settings:**
```python
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')
STATIC_URL = '/static/'
```

Run:
```bash
python manage.py collectstatic
```

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## **Step 3: Initialize AWS Elastic Beanstalk**

1⃣ Log in to AWS:
```bash
aws configure
```
Enter your **AWS Access Key, Secret Key, and Region**.

2⃣ Initialize Elastic Beanstalk in your project folder:
```bash
eb init -p python-3.8 my-django-app
```
- Select your AWS **region**
- Choose **Python** as the platform
- Create an **IAM Role** if prompted

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## **Step 4: Create an Elastic Beanstalk Environment**

Run the following command:
```bash
eb create my-django-env
```

This will:
Launch EC2 instances
Set up a **PostgreSQL** database (if needed)
Configure a **load balancer**

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## **Step 5: Deploy Your Django App**

Deploy with:
```bash
eb deploy
```

Check the status:
```bash
eb status
```

Retrieve the **Elastic Beanstalk URL**:
```bash
eb open
```
Your Django app is now live!

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## **Step 6: Set Up Environment Variables**

To securely store database credentials and other settings:
```bash
eb setenv DB_NAME=mydbname DB_USER=myuser DB_PASSWORD=mypassword DB_HOST=mydbhost
```
Restart the environment:
```bash
eb restart
```

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## **Step 7: Configure the Application for Production**

**Use Gunicorn as WSGI Server**
Update `requirements.txt`:
```bash
gunicorn myproject.wsgi
```

**Update `Procfile` for Elastic Beanstalk**
Create a `Procfile` in the root directory:
```
web: gunicorn myproject.wsgi --log-file -
```

Commit and redeploy:
```bash
eb deploy
```

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## **Step 8: Troubleshooting & Logs**

If you encounter errors, check logs:
```bash
eb logs
```

To enter the EC2 instance:
```bash
eb ssh
```

If needed, restart the server:
```bash
eb restart
```

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## **Next Steps:**
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**Optimize Django for Production** → [Watch Now]

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