Deploy Django REST API on a Linux VPS (Nginx, Gunicorn & PostgreSQL) | Django Deployment Series #1

In this video, I walk you through a real-world Django REST API production deployment on a Linux VPS (DigitalOcean) , no shortcuts, no one-click platforms, no magic. This is a full, start-to-finish deployment, showing how Django apps are actually deployed in production environments. You’ll learn how to deploy Django on Ubuntu using: • PostgreSQL • Gunicorn • systemd • Nginx If you’ve only deployed Django on platforms like Render, Railway, or Heroku, this video will completely change how you understand production deployments. This video is Episode #1 of the Django Production Deployment Series, where we cover: - VPS deployments - Domains - SSL / HTTPS - CI/CD - Monitoring - Scaling Get started with DigitalOcean: https://m.do.co/c/4be08d3208ac 🧑‍💻 Source Code: https://github.com/CodeWithClinton/deploy-practice-ii ⏱️ Timestamps (use these to follow along): 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:36 – Creating a DigitalOcean droplet 00:04:51 – Generating an SSH key 00:08:09 – Completing the droplet setup 00:10:00 – Initial server setup 00:22:18 – Environment setup & PostgreSQL 00:29:13 – Deploying a Django REST project 00:48:00 – Running Django dev server & testing Gunicorn 00:52:52 – Configuring Gunicorn with systemd 01:04:49 – Configuring Nginx as a reverse proxy 01:10:48 – Making changes to Django on a live server 01:13:29 – What’s coming in the next episode 01:13:58 – Source code & deployment guide 01:14:48 – End