Django – Dockerfile and docker-compose.yaml

The below files can be used as a reference on how to deploy Django application in a container.

Dockerfile

	FROM python:3.12.8-alpine
	ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
	ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
	WORKDIR /app
	COPY requirements.txt ./
	RUN pip install -r requirements.txt –no-cache-dir

	COPY ./myresumebuilder/manage.py ./
	COPY ./myresumebuilder/myresumebuildersite ./myresumebuildersite
	COPY ./myresumebuilder/resumebuilder ./resumebuilder

	RUN adduser -D myuser
	USER myuser

	# Collect static files (if any)
	# RUN python myresumebuilder/manage.py collectstatic

	EXPOSE 8000

	# For production
	CMD ["gunicorn", "–bind=0.0.0.0:8000", "myresumebuildersite.wsgi"]

	# For development
	# CMD ["python", "myresumebuilder/manage.py", "runserver", "0.0.0.0:8000"]

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docker-compose.yaml

	# https://github.com/docker/awesome-compose/tree/master/official-documentation-samples/django/
	# https://github.com/docker/awesome-compose/blob/master/django/app/Dockerfile

	services:
	db:
	image: postgres:17.2-alpine
	volumes:
	– ./docker-volume/data/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
	env_file:
	– .env
	healthcheck:
	test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -d $${POSTGRES_DB} -U $${POSTGRES_USER}"]
	interval: 1s
	timeout: 5s
	retries: 10

	web:
	build: .
	ports:
	– "8000:8000"
	env_file:
	– .env
	depends_on:
	– db

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