Running Django on Docker: a workflow and code
summary
Claims running Django (or any WSGI app) in Docker using Infoxchange’s pallet conventions and a helper called Forklift that they built and run in production on high‑SLA services. Describes a build‑once, run‑anywhere workflow with Dockerfile layer caching (example builds drop to ~15s using cache), environment‑driven settings, and a cleanroom CI pattern that spins transient containers for full‑stack tests. Shows it can host legacy Apache 1.3 apps (Debian Sarge) in containers and that the tools work end to end.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 0:54The problem
- 1:33A diverse world of applications
- 8:06But there's no standards!
- 11:17$ docker build.
- 26:42Running the container
- 27:19Forklifta a tool for loading pallets
- 39:01Continuous integration
- 42:21Legacy applications
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