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At this stage, you should be able to use a browser to test that the Django server is up and running. Go to http://<server address>:8000.

Setup Docker Volume

A Docker volume is the preferred way of storing state information for the Docker container. For example, the db.sqlite3 file is best stored on a Docker volume, so that it can be referenced by any container. Therefore, as the Django project codebase develops, each version of the container can use the same data store.

Start First App

  • Navigate to the root directory of the Django project (where the manage.py file is located).

  • Use manage.py to initialize the app:

    Code Block
    python3 manage.py startapp <app name>

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