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Kostja Palović

How to Deploy Django Project to AWS EC2

How to deploy a Django project on AWS EC2 instance. Article show how to connect GIT repository, add database and deploy your app

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Kostja Palović

Deploy Django on Hetzner Cloud: Step-by-Step Guide (2026)

Learn how to deploy a Django app on Hetzner Cloud VPS using Appliku. ARM server setup, Postgres, automatic HTTPS, and git-based deployments: from zero to live in under 15 minutes.

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Kostja Palović

Django createsuperuser: How to Create a Superuser

Run python manage.py createsuperuser to set up a Django admin instantly. Covers flags, Docker, non-interactive mode, and a custom automation command.

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Kostja Palović

Start and deploy Jekyll static site on your server

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Kostja Palović

Basic Django Admin Panel Setup and registering models

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Kostja Palović

Filters and Custom Filters in Django admin

Add filters to Django admin using list_filter and create custom filters with SimpleListFilter. Practical examples for date ranges, boolean fields, and multi-value filtering.

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Kostja Palović

Search in Django Admin

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Kostja Palović

How to deploy Sphinx documentation site on your server

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Kostja Palović

Django Custom User Model

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Kostja Palović

Best Free Django Hosting Options in 2026

The best free Django hosting options in 2026 — Hetzner free credits, AWS free tier, Fly.io, PythonAnywhere, and how Appliku + Hetzner gives you 5 months free.

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Kostja Palović

Django Celery Tutorial: Background Tasks, Beat Scheduler, and Retries

Step-by-step Django Celery tutorial: set up Celery with Redis, schedule tasks with Celery Beat, monitor with Flower dashboard, and deploy to production in 5 minutes.

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Kostja Palović

Django Docker Tutorial with Postgres

Production-ready Django + Docker + PostgreSQL setup: multi-stage builds, gunicorn, health checks, dev/prod docker-compose split, and environment variable handling. Deploy to any server in minutes.

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Kostja Palović

How to create AWS RDS Postgres instance

Database is the main auxiliary service needed for running your Django Project. How to create AWS RDS Postgres Database and connect to Django.

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Kostja Palović

How to send emails with Django via SES with SNS

How to send email from Django Project via AWS SES, set up tracking of bounces and complaints, and filter bad email addresses to protect email deliverability.

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Kostja Palović

How to deploy Express with PostgreSQL on AWS EC2 and Digital Ocean Droplet

Learn how to create Express.js application with an endpoint that stores records in PostgreSQL database and deploy it on AWS EC2 Instance and Digital Ocean Droplet

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Kostja Palović

Start and Deploy Pelican static blog on your own server

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Kostja Palović

How to build and deploy MkDocs documentation site

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Kostja Palović

Start and deploy Docusaurus Documentation Static Site on your own server

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