How to host Django Project on Vercel

#django #webdev #beginners #programming

In settings.py, set ALLOWED_HOSTS=[".vercel.app"]

add a file in same directory as manage.py called vercel.json and in the file write the code:

{
"builds": [{
    "src" : "django_project/wsgi.py",
    "use" : "@vercel/python",
    "config" : {"maxLambdaSize": "15mb", "runtime" : "python3.9"}
}],
"routes": [
    {
        "src" : "/(.*)",
        "dest": "django_project/wsgi.py"
    }
]
}

NOTE: * replace django_project in the code with the name of your project * If you use the name of app instead, it will not work.

Navigate to your project folder and open file called wsgi.py, add line
```
app = application
```
at the bottom of the file.
run command pip freeze > requirements.txt Make sure requirements.txt file is created in the same directory as the manage.py.
run git add, git commit, and git push commands to push the code to github.
create a vercel account and import your repository on vercel from github and that's just it.